What Happened on March 5

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  • 363 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign that brings about his own death
  • 1046 Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
  • 1496 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands

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  • 1949 Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30

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Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes

March 5, 1558

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Explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance that sank in 1915, is rediscovered after 107 years in excellent condition in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica

March 5, 2022


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