2023 Nouakchott prison break
A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.
March
5
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2026
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Roman Griffin Davis
Roman Griffin Davis, English actor
On March 5, 1994, the first episode of the popular sitcom 'Friends' was filmed, which would go on to become a cultural phenomenon.
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Dalai Lama
2023 Estonian parliamentary election
The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
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Dalai Lama
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
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March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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March 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
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Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea
2023
3 yrs ago
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2023
2023 Nouakchott prison break
A group of four prisoners escape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison, before being caught the next day.
On This Day
2023
2023 Estonian parliamentary election
The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.
2021
5 yrs ago
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2021
March 2021 Mogadishu bombing
Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in a suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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2021
Pope Francis
Pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018
8 yrs ago
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2018
Syrian civil war
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pause the Deir ez-Zor campaign due to the Turkish-led invasion of Afrin.
2017
9 yrs ago
