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March 5th
160 Notable deaths
Hans Christian Blech
German actor (1915-1993).
Born February 20th, 1915 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1993 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
George Nelson
American industrial designer.
Born May 29th, 1908 in Hartford. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Donald Woods
Canadian-born american film and television actor (1906-1998).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Brandon.
Died March 5th, 1998 at 91 years old in Palm Springs.
Georges Vanier
Canadian governor general.
Born April 23rd, 1888 in Montreal.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 78 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Francisco J. Ayala
Spanish-american philosopher and biologist.
Born March 12th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 88 years old in California. [ref]
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging). [ref]
Edward Egan
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Oak Park.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
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).
Alfredo Casella
Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1847).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1947 at 63 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sandra Harding
American philosopher of feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and epistemology.
Born March 29th, 1935 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 160
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris