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March 5th
161 Notable deaths
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]
Michel Verne
French writer.
Born August 3rd, 1861 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1925 at 63 years old in Toulon (stomach cancer).
Fred Stolle
Australian tennis player.
Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Drastamat Kanayan
Armenian military officer.
Died March 5th, 1956 at 72 years old in Boston (disease).
William Cameron Menzies
American film production designer and art director (1896-1957).
Born July 29th, 1896 in New Haven.
Died March 5th, 1957 at 60 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Rupert Crosse
Actor (1927-1973).
Born November 29th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1973 at 45 years old in Nevis (lung cancer).
Johann von Leers
German politician (1902-1965).
Born January 25th, 1902 in Dragun.
Died March 5th, 1965 at 63 years old in Cairo.
Charles Tart
American experimental psychologist (1937-).
Born April 29th, 1937 in Morrisville.
Died March 5th, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Cai Yuanpei
Chinese educator, esperantist and the president of peking university (1868-1940).
Born January 11th, 1868 in Shaoxing. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1940 at 72 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Tito Gobbi
Italian opera singer.
Born October 24th, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
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