March 5

Events

 * 1927 - holds first meeting
 * 1998 - forms in China

Births

 * 1748 -, English musician (d. 1829)
 * 1887 -, Brazilian composer (d. 1959)
 * 1914 -, American horn player and teacher (d. 1992)
 * 1931 -, Australian horn virtuoso
 * 1933 -, American blues singer and pianist (d. 1982)
 * 1944 -, Italian singer (d. 1998)
 * 1946 -, British actor and singer
 * 1946 -, French singer and dancer
 * 1946 -, Canadian musician (The Band)
 * 1947 -, Irish singer
 * 1948 -, Guyana-born singer
 * 1948 -, English musical conductor
 * 1952 -, English keyboardist
 * 1956 -, American singer
 * 1957 -, English singer
 * 1960 -, English musician
 * 1962 -, Scottish musicians
 * 1969 -, French rapper
 * 1970 -, American musician
 * 1971 -, American musician
 * 1972 -, Italian musician ({{w|Rhapsody)

Deaths

 * 1778 –, English composer (b. 1710)
 * 1947 –, Italian composer (b. 1883)
 * 1963 –, American singer (b. 1932)
 * 1963 –, American singer (b. 1913)
 * 1963 –, American singer (b. 1921)
 * 1973 –, British music manager (b. 1933)
 * 1981 –, American lyricist (b. 1896)
 * 1984 –, Italian baritone (b. 1915)
 * 1995 –, English musician (b. 1943)
 * 2000 –, Greek actress and singer (b. 1917)