March 5th
226 Notable deaths
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Russian imperial highness (1891-1942).
Born September 18th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died March 5th, 1942 at 50 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
Jane Lapotaire
British stage and film actress (1944–2026).
Born December 26th, 1944 in Ipswich.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Lena Baker
American maid (1901–1945).
Born June 8th, 1900 in Cuthbert.
Died March 5th, 1945 at 44 years old in Reidsville (electrocution).
Vivian Stanshall
English musician, artist and author.
Born March 21st, 1943 in Oxford.
Died March 5th, 1995 at 51 years old in London.
Roman Shukhevych
Ukrainian nationalist (1907–1950).
Born June 30th, 1907 in Krakovets.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 42 years old in Lviv.
Yip Harburg
American lyricist (1896–1981).
Born April 8th, 1896 in Lower East Side.
Died March 5th, 1981 at 84 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Denise Alexander
American actress.
Born November 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 2025 at 85 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Winifred Wagner
Wife of siegfried wagner (1897–1980).
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen.
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
British judge (1899-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1899 in Whitchurch.
Died March 5th, 1999 at 100 years old in Winchester (internal bleeding).
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman (1904–1954).
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště Castle.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
Joseph Weizenbaum
German-american computer scientist (1923-2008).
Born January 8th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died March 5th, 2008 at 85 years old in Gröben. [ref]
Hippolyte Taine
French literary critic and historian (1828-1893).
Born April 21st, 1828 in Vouziers.
Died March 5th, 1893 at 64 years old in Paris, rue Cassette.
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (coronary occlusion).
Brenda De Banzie
English actress (1909-1981).
Born July 28th, 1909 in Manchester.
Died March 5th, 1981 at 71 years old in Haywards Heath.
Max Jacob
French poet, painter, writer and critic (1876-1944).
Born July 12th, 1876 in Quimper. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1944 at 67 years old in Drancy concentration camp (bronchopneumonia).
Alberto Granado
Argentine-cuban biochemistry doctor, writer, scientist and traveling companion of che guevara (1922-2011).
Born August 8th, 1922 in Hernando.
Died March 5th, 2011 at 88 years old in Havana. [ref]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Austrian conductor (1929–2016).
Born December 6th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Sankt Georgen im Attergau. [ref]
Hayden White
American historian (1928–2018).
Born July 12th, 1928 in Martin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
George Nelson
American industrial designer (1908–1986).
Born May 29th, 1908 in Hartford.
Died March 5th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City.
Marie d'Agoult
Franco-german romantic author and historian (1805-1876).
Born December 31st, 1805 in Frankfurt.
Died March 5th, 1876 at 70 years old in Paris.
David Dunbar Buick
Scottish-american inventor.
Born September 17th, 1854 in Arbroath.
Died March 5th, 1929 at 74 years old in Detroit (colorectal cancer).
Mischa Auer
Russian-born american actor (1905-1967).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Edward Egan
American catholic cardinal (1932–2015).
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Oak Park.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Nikolai Leskov
Russian writer (1831–1895).
Born February 16th, 1831.
Died March 5th, 1895 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg (asthma).
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).
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu