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March 5th
161 Notable deaths
Valeri Broshin
Turkmenistan footballer and manager (1962-2009).
Born October 19th, 1962 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 2009 at 46 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Jean Dréville
Film director (1906-1997).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Vitry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1997 at 90 years old in Vallangoujard. [ref]
Levan Moseshvili
Soviet basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.
Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Matti Klinge
Finnish historian and professor.
Born August 31st, 1936 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2023 at 86 years old (disease). [ref]
Kjeld Abell
Playwright (1901-1961).
Born August 25th, 1901 in Ribe.
Died March 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Evelyn Furtsch
American track and field athlete.
Born April 17th, 1914 in San Diego.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Santa Ana.
Calvin Fowler
Basketball player (1940-2013).
Born February 11th, 1940 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 73 years old in Burlington.
Jan Thorn Prikker
Dutch painter and designer in the art nouveau style (1868-1932).
Born June 5th, 1868 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1932 at 63 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal.
Born December 10th, 1852 in Kathmandu.
Died March 5th, 1901 at 48 years old in Kathmandu (disease).
Vladimir Shcherbachov
Russian composer.
Born January 24th, 1889 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1952 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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