March 5th
160 Notable deaths
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).
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman.
Born May 27th, 1904 in Konopiště.
Died March 5th, 1954 at 49 years old in Graz (disease).
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [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 (disease).
Hayden White
American historian.
Born July 12th, 1928 in Martin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Trevor Baylis
English inventor (1937-2018).
Born May 13th, 1937 in Kilburn.
Died March 5th, 2018 at 80 years old in Eel Pie Island.
David Dunbar Buick
Scottish-american inventor.
Born September 17th, 1854 in Arbroath.
Died March 5th, 1929 at 74 years old in Detroit (colorectal cancer).
Jacques Loussier
French jazz pianist and composer (1934-2019).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Angers. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2019 at 84 years old in Blois. [ref]
Joseph Weizenbaum
German-american computer scientist.
Born January 8th, 1923 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2008 at 85 years old in Ludwigsfelde. [ref]
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).
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte