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March 5th
176 Notable deaths
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]
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).
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).
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]
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha
British politician.
Born March 24th, 1863 in Raipur.
Died March 5th, 1928 at 64 years old in Berhampore.
Rupert Crosse
American actor (1927-1973).
Born November 29th, 1927 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1973 at 45 years old in Nevis (lung cancer).
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).
David Sheppard
English cleric and cricketer (1929-2005).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Reigate.
Died March 5th, 2005 at 75 years old in West Kirby (cancer, colorectal cancer).
Charles Tart
American experimental psychologist (1937-).
Born April 29th, 1937 in Morrisville.
Died March 5th, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
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