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March 5th
226 Notable deaths
Kjeld Abell
Playwright (1901-1961).
Born August 25th, 1901 in Ribe.
Died March 5th, 1961 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Jan Thorn Prikker
Dutch painter and designer in the art nouveau style (1868-1932).
Born June 5th, 1868 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1932 at 63 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Alexis de Castillon
French composer (1838-1873).
Born December 13th, 1838 in Chartres.
Died March 5th, 1873 at 34 years old in Paris.
Stanisław Jankowski
Polish architect (1911-2002).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 2002 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Paul Sabatier
French historian and theologian (1858–1928).
Born August 3rd, 1858 in Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1928 at 69 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Vladimir Shcherbachov
Russian composer (1887–1952).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Warsaw.
Died March 5th, 1952 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Emmanuel Liais
French astronomer, botanist and explorer (1826-1900).
Born February 15th, 1826 in Cherbourg.
Died March 5th, 1900 at 74 years old in Cherbourg.
Claire Etcherelli
French writer (1931–2023).
Born January 11th, 1931 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2023 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Emilio Caprile
Italian footballer (1928-2020).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Genoa.
Died March 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Genoa (disease). [ref]
Adolf Metzner
German athlete (1910–1978).
Born April 25th, 1910 in Frankenthal.
Died March 5th, 1978 at 67 years old in Hamburg.
Domenico Serafini
Catholic cardinal (1852–1918).
Born August 3rd, 1852 in Rome.
Died March 5th, 1918 at 65 years old in Rome.
Benjamin Blumenfeld
Russian chess player (1884–1947).
Born May 24th, 1884 in Vilkaviškis, Vawkavysk.
Died March 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Harold Smith
Diver.
Born February 19th, 1909 in Ontario.
Died March 5th, 1958 at 49 years old in La Jolla.
Klaus Bonsack
East german luger (1941–2023).
Born December 26th, 1941 in Waltershausen.
Died March 5th, 2023 at 81 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Milutin Garašanin
Serbian politician (1843-1898).
Born February 22nd, 1843 in Belgrade.
Died March 5th, 1898 at 55 years old in Paris.
Tomas Aguon Camacho
First bishop of the roman catholic diocese of chalan kanoa (1933–2018).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Chalan Kanoa.
Died March 5th, 2018 at 84 years old in Garapan (sepsis).
Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic
Czech poet, literature reviewer, art collector, writer and art reviewer (1871–1951).
Born January 24th, 1871 in Smíchov.
Died March 5th, 1951 at 80 years old in Prague.
Bob Craig
Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1885-1935).
Born September 1st, 1885 in Sydney.
Died March 5th, 1935 at 49 years old in Leichhardt (hanging to death).
Helmut Sick
Ornithologist (1910–1991).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Leipzig.
Died March 5th, 1991 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jānis Streičs
Soviet and latvian film director (1936—2026).
Born September 26th, 1936 in Preiļi Municipality.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Just Göbel
Dutch footballer (1891-1984).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Surabaya.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 92 years old in Ede.
Frans De Mulder
Belgian road bicycle racer (1937–2001).
Born December 14th, 1937 in Kruishoutem.
Died March 5th, 2001 at 63 years old in Deinze.
Otakar Jeremiáš
Czech conductor and composer (1892–1962).
Born October 17th, 1892 in Písek.
Died March 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Prague.
Anton Urban
Slovak soccer player (1934–2021).
Born January 16th, 1934 in Kysak.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Helmut Körnig
German sprinter (1905–1972).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died March 5th, 1972 at 66 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé