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March 5th
176 Notable deaths
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]
Whit Bissell
American actor (1909–1996).
Born October 25th, 1909 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease).
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).
Vivian Stanshall
English musician, artist and author.
Born March 21st, 1943 in Oxford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1995 at 51 years old in London.
Yip Harburg
American lyricist (1896-1981).
Born April 8th, 1896 in Lower East Side. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1981 at 84 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Roman Shukhevych
Chief commander of the ukrainian nationalist army (1907-1950); responsible for wolyn massacre of poles. he was assassinated by nkvd on march 5 1950. he was buried in unmarked grave without any ceremony..
Born June 30th, 1907 in Krakovets.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 42 years old in Lviv.
Denise Alexander
American actress.
Born November 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 2025 at 85 years old in Boulder. [ref]
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).
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman.
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø