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March 5th
169 Notable deaths
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
American 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 (1913–1984).
Born October 24th, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome.
Vladimir Zhoga
Ukrainian separatist military officer.
Born May 26th, 1993 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2022 at 28 years old in Volnovakha. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 169
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