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March 5th
185 Notable deaths
Heinz Heck
German biologist (1894-1982).
Born January 22nd, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 5th, 1982 at 88 years old in Munich.
Joan Riudavets
Spanish cobbler (1889-2004).
Born December 15th, 1889 in Es Migjorn Gran.
Died March 5th, 2004 at 114 years old in Es Migjorn Gran.
Georgy Sedov
Russian arctic explorer.
Born May 5th, 1877 in Siedove.
Died March 5th, 1914 at 36 years old in Rudolf Island (scurvy).
Emilio Lussu
Italian writer and politician (1890–1975).
Born December 4th, 1890 in Armungia.
Died March 5th, 1975 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Stanislav Bogdanovich
Ukrainian chess player (1993-2020).
Born February 4th, 1993 in Odesa.
Died March 5th, 2020 at 27 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Pyotr Anokhin
Soviet biologist/physiologist (1898–1974).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Volgograd.
Died March 5th, 1974 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Otto Tief
Prime minister of estonia (1889-1976).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Rapla.
Died March 5th, 1976 at 86 years old in Ahja.
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.
Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]
Edmund Conen
German footballer (1914-1990).
Born November 10th, 1914 in Ürzig.
Died March 5th, 1990 at 75 years old in Leverkusen.
Rudolf Harbig
German middle distance runner (1913–1944).
Born November 8th, 1913 in Dresden.
Died March 5th, 1944 at 30 years old in Kropyvnytskyi.
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