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March 5th
161 Notable deaths
Umarali Kuvvatov
Tajikistani businessman and politician.
Born November 21st, 1968 in Dushanbe.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 46 years old in Istanbul.
Emilio Caprile
Italian footballer (1928-2020).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Genoa.
Died March 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Genoa (disease). [ref]
Shozo Sasahara
Japanese olympic wrestler.
Born July 28th, 1929 in Yamagata.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 93 years old [ref]
Adolf Metzner
German athlete.
Born April 25th, 1910 in Frankenthal.
Died March 5th, 1978 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Harold Smith
Diver.
Born February 19th, 1909 in Ontario.
Died March 5th, 1958 at 49 years old in La Jolla.
Paul Sabatier
French historian & academic.
Born August 3rd, 1858 in Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1928 at 69 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Russian chess player.
Born May 24th, 1884 in Vaŭkavysk.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Claire Etcherelli
French writer.
Born January 11th, 1931 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]
Otakar Jeremiáš
Czech conductor and composer.
Born October 17th, 1892 in Písek. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frans De Mulder
Road bicycle racer (1937-2001).
Born December 14th, 1937 in Kruishoutem.
Died March 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Deinze.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 161
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot