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March 5th
161 Notable deaths
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
President of ecuador (1961 - 1963).
Born August 24th, 1919 in Guayaquil.
Died March 5th, 2004 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.
Salvador Castaneda Castro
President of el salvador (1888-1965).
Born August 6th, 1888 in Chalchuapa.
Died March 5th, 1965 at 76 years old in San Salvador.
Jimmy Douglas
American soccer player (1898-1972).
Born January 12th, 1898 in Newark.
Died March 5th, 1972 at 74 years old in Point Pleasant.
Sergiu Comissiona
American conductor (1928-2005).
Born June 16th, 1928 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2005 at 76 years old in Oklahoma City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yvan Delporte
Writer.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Ernst Sagebiel
German architect.
Born October 2nd, 1892 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1970 at 77 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Giuseppe Olmo
Road bicycle racer.
Born November 22nd, 1911 in Celle Ligure.
Died March 5th, 1992 at 80 years old in Milan.
Dieter Pfaff
German actor (1947-2013).
Born October 2nd, 1947 in Dortmund.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 65 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Daniel Yanofsky
Canadian chess player.
Born March 25th, 1925 in Brody.
Died March 5th, 2000 at 74 years old in Winnipeg.
Peder Kolstad
19th prime minister of norway.
Born November 28th, 1878 in Borge.
Died March 5th, 1932 at 53 years old in Oslo.
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