5 March It Happened Today

1534  Death of Italian painter Antonio Corregio.

1856  Covent Garden Opera House is destroyed by fire.

1905  Birth of British actor Rex Harrison.

1946  Winston Churchill makes his speech about Russia saying “An iron curtain has descended across Europe”.

1966  Ronald and Reginald Kray, London underworld gang leaders, are sentenced to 30 years for murder at London’s Old Bailey.