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March 5: Ash Wednesday (Western Christianity, 2025); Learn from Lei Feng Day in China; St Piran's Day in Cornwall, England

Prototype Spitfire K5054

1811 – Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.
1825 – Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.
1936 – The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.
1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.

Edward Cornwallis (b. 1713)
J. R. Kealoha (d. 1877)
Anna Akhmatova (d. 1966)
Ailsa McKay (d. 2014)

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