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March 5th
154 Notable deaths
Gary Rossington
American guitarist, founding member of lynyrd skynyrd.
Born December 4th, 1951 in Jacksonville.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 71 years old [ref]
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Former prime minister of iran.
Born May 19th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 84 years old in Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq. [ref]
Herman J. Mankiewicz
American screenwriter (1897-1953).
Born November 7th, 1897 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1953 at 55 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure). [ref]
Jay Silverheels
Film actor (1912-1980).
Born May 26th, 1912 in Brantford.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Gary Merrill
Film and television character actor from the united states (1915-1990).
Born August 2nd, 1915 in Hartford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1990 at 74 years old in Cumberland County (lung cancer). [ref]
Lolo Ferrari
French adult model, television presenter, pornographic actress and singer (1963–2000).
Born February 9th, 1963 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2000 at 37 years old in Grasse (suffocation, drug overdose). [ref]
Tom Pryce
Racing driver.
Born June 11th, 1949 in Ruthin.
Died March 5th, 1977 at 27 years old in Kyalami (traffic collision).
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889–1966).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Odesa.
Died March 5th, 1966 at 76 years old in Domodedovo (infarction). [ref]
Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1941 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Lincoln (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Kiley
American actor (1922-1999).
Born March 31st, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1999 at 76 years old in Warwick (cancer). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan