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March 5th
226 Notable deaths
Tito Gobbi
Italian opera singer (1913–1984).
Born October 24th, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome.
Dora Pejačević
Croatian composer (1885–1923).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died March 5th, 1923 at 37 years old in Munich (puerperal disorders).
Dirk Shafer
American actor, model and director (1962-2015).
Born November 7th, 1962 in Carbondale.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 52 years old in West Hollywood.
Clifford P. Case
American politician (1904-1982).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Franklin Park.
Died March 5th, 1982 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
Alexander Carlisle
British naval architect (1854-1926).
Born July 8th, 1854 in Bibi Breijman.
Died March 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in London.
Ludwig Quidde
German politician (1858-1941).
Born March 23rd, 1858 in Bremen.
Died March 5th, 1941 at 82 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Scott Kalvert
American film director (1964–2014).
Born August 15th, 1964 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 2014 at 49 years old in Woodland Hills.
Christine Ladd-Franklin
Psychologist and logician (1847-1930).
Born December 1st, 1847 in Windsor.
Died March 5th, 1930 at 82 years old in New York City.
Francesco Maria Piave
Italian librettist (1810–1876).
Born May 18th, 1810 in Murano.
Died March 5th, 1876 at 65 years old in Milan.
Paul Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1894–1981).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Budapest.
Died March 5th, 1981 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Moses Gaster
British-romanian academic and rabbi.
Born September 17th, 1856 in Bucharest.
Died March 5th, 1939 at 82 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Ahmad Lutfi al-Sayyid
Egyptian academic and politician (1872-1963).
Born January 15th, 1872 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died March 5th, 1963 at 91 years old in Cairo.
Frank T. Griswold
American bishop.
Born September 18th, 1937 in Bryn Mawr.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 85 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
George Alan Vasey
Australian general (1895-1945).
Born March 29th, 1895 in Malvern East.
Died March 5th, 1945 at 49 years old in Cairns.
Derek Bickerton
British american linguist (1926–2018).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Cheshire.
Died March 5th, 2018 at 91 years old
Gorō Naya
Japanese voice actor (1929–2013).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Hakodate.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 83 years old in Chiba (respiratory failure).
Alexander Werth
Russian-born british writer, journalist, and war correspondent (1901-1969).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 1969 at 68 years old in Paris.
Mary Butts
British novelist (1890–1937).
Born December 13th, 1890 in Poole.
Died March 5th, 1937 at 46 years old in Penzance.
Patrick Dupond
French choreographer (1959–2021).
Born March 14th, 1959 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 61 years old in Mercin-et-Vaux (lung cancer).
Salvatore Samperi
Italian film director (1944–2009).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Padua.
Died March 5th, 2009 at 64 years old in Rome.
Cyril Collard
French author, filmmaker, composer, musician and actor (1957–1993).
Born December 19th, 1957 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 5th, 1993 at 35 years old in Versailles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Hossein Sheikholeslam
Iranian politician.
Born December 7th, 1952 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2020 at 67 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
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