On this day, March 5th….
1856
Covent Garden Opera House, London is destroyed by fire.
1936
Spitfire makes its 1st flight from Eastleigh Aerodrome, Southampton.
1971
'Stairway to heaven' by Led Zeppelin first played live at Ulster Hall, Belfast.
Who do you share a birthday with?....
1133
King Henry II
English King (1154-89) d.1189
1948
Elaine Paige
English singer & actress
1951
Rodney Hogg
Prolific Australian wicket taker 1978-84
1958
Andy Gibb
English singer/songwriter member of The Bee-Gees (d.1988)
1974
Eva Mendes
American actress
