March 5th
185 Notable deaths
George Nelson
American industrial designer.
Born May 29th, 1908 in Hartford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Trevor Baylis
English inventor (1937-2018).
Born May 13th, 1937 in Kilburn.
Died March 5th, 2018 at 80 years old in Eel Pie Island.
Donald Woods
Canadian-born american film and television actor (1906-1998).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Brandon.
Died March 5th, 1998 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Jacques Loussier
French jazz pianist and composer (1934-2019).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Angers.
Died March 5th, 2019 at 84 years old in Blois.
Chen Cheng
Chinese politician and soldier (1897–1965).
Born January 4th, 1897 in Qingtian.
Died March 5th, 1965 at 68 years old in Taipei (liver cancer).
Edward Egan
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Oak Park.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Georges Vanier
Canadian governor general.
Born April 23rd, 1888 in Montreal.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 78 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Hans Christian Blech
German actor (1915-1993).
Born February 20th, 1915 in Darmstadt.
Died March 5th, 1993 at 78 years old in Munich.
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging to death). [ref]
Johann von Leers
German politician (1902-1965).
Born January 25th, 1902 in Dragun.
Died March 5th, 1965 at 63 years old in Cairo.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino