March 5th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on March 5th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2018
Renowned Polish poet known for his lyrical works.
English inventor, invented the wind-up radio (d. 2018)
Renowned historian known for his work on the philosophy of history.
2017
Venezuelan politician who served as interim President of Venezuela in 1993.
German opera singer (b. 1938)
2016
Nikolaus Harnoncourt was an Austrian conductor and cellist who was a pioneer of the early music movement and known for his interpretations of Baroque and Classical music.
Renowned biologist known for her work in genetics and evolutionary biology.
Inventor of email and pioneer in electronic communication.
Inventor of email and pioneer in electronic communication.
Pioneer in email technology, credited with inventing the first networked email system.
American football player and coach (b. 1920)
Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
2015
Renowned documentary filmmaker who co-directed 'Grey Gardens' and 'Gimme Shelter'.
American cardinal and former archbishop of new york (b. 1932)
Serbian singer-songwriter/guitarist (idoli & apartchiks). (d. 2015.)
2014
Scottish academic and economist (d. 2014.)
American colonel, medal of honor recipient (b. 1931)
Spanish poet and translator (b. 1948)
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American actor and game show host (b. 1931)
2013
Revolutionary leader who fought for workers' rights.
Former President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
Former President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
Venezuelan politician and popular president of venezuela, was inaugurated at 10:45 am, caracas, on february 2, 1999. the 4/11/2002 oil strikers riot in caracas triggered a military overthrow. 14 protestors were killed by police officers as they fired on the crowd. the military installed pedro carmona, the president of the country, immediately. this coup was not associated with any u.s. …
Duane Gish was a prominent creationist biologist known for his advocacy of young Earth creationism.
Venezuelan colonel and politician, president of venezuela (b. 1954)
American wrestler and manager (b. 1954)
2012
Welsh-english actor (b. 1934)
New zealand-australian author (b. 1970)
American sergeant (b. 1922)
2011
Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011)
2010
Levander Hawkins was a renowned American sculptor known for his abstract metal sculptures.
Lauryl Emerson was an American poet acclaimed for her lyrical and introspective works that often focused on nature and the human experience.
British actor and writer (b. 1923)
American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Renowned chemist known for groundbreaking research in organic chemistry.
Renowned painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.
Renowned artist known for his vibrant and expressive paintings.
2008
Creator of the ELIZA computer program and a pioneer in artificial intelligence.
2007
Orvin Faber was a chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.
2006
American organized crime (born 1935).
2005
Renowned Indian classical vocalist.
English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)
2004
American actor (born 1912).
2003
Renowned British fashion designer known for his work with the British royal family.
2000
French dancer, actress and singer (b. 1963)
Greek singer and actress (born 1917).
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
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American actor. he was a polished performer with many sides who alternated between musical and dramatic roles. he is best known for his role as the lead actor in "man of la mancha" and also appeared in "blackboard jungle" (1955).
1998
Larren Cormack was a British computer scientist who co-invented the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression algorithm.
1997
American writer (b. 1909)
French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
American author and dietician (born in 1909)
1996
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Whit Bissell was a prolific character actor known for his work in film and television.
President of bangladesh (1975), dies.
Art impressario dies at 26.
Spanish courtier, dies at age 90.
1995
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor.
Australian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1995)
English singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1943)
English artist/sculptor model haunting dies at the age of 86.
Age 82, naval diplomat/artist.
1994
Palestinian poet and politician known for his powerful poetry on the Palestinian struggle.
Jinny Simms was a Canadian politician known for her contributions to the New Democratic Party.
Jazz pianist, clarinet/tenor, dies at 75
At age 86, a medallist dies.
President of yemen (1962-1967), dies.
1993
French actor. bisexual, he was diagnosed hiv+ and died from aids in 1986, versailles, france.
After a long illness, a person dies at 80
1992
Child actor (our gang) dies at the age of 82.
Russian actor (welcome kosta) dies at 65
1991
Age 109, the oldest person to die in netherland
Belgian politician/founder (cvp) dies at the age of 92.
1990
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Actor (time tunnel and huckleberry finn), passes away at 75
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Renowned African-American sculptor known for his works celebrating African and African-American culture.
1988
Argentine comedian and actor (b. 1933)
1985
Notable sculptor recognized for her innovative use of materials.
Brenda Ueland was an American journalist, editor, and teacher who wrote extensively on the craft of writing.
1984
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William powell was an american actor known for his roles in classic films such as the thin man series and my man godfrey.
Italian singer and operatic baritone, who made his debut in 1938. he played at the new york met in 1956.
Italian baritone (figaro barber of seville).
At 85, a leader of the orchestra (stop the music) dies.
California, united states -- comedy (laugh-in sha na na), death at 39
1983
Belarusian poet known for her lyrical works.
1982
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American comedian and actor who enjoyed a six-year fast-paced career as the funny comedy star of "saturday night live" as well as other films like "animal house". he was a study in contradictions. he was an actor, comedian, writer, and actor. his personality is prone to switch from hostility to hospitality within seconds. he was an exceptional entertainer, but his …
Clifford Case was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey.
1981
Renowned English painter known for her vibrant and colorful landscapes.
American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
Actor (3rd man), dies at the age of 86
1980
Iline Dupont was a French playwright whose works often focused on social and political issues.
German opera director known for her association with the Bayreuth Festival.
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American actor tonto - lone ranger, dies at 60. he was born in 1912.
German world festival organizer dies at 82
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Composer dies at 81
1978
Timotheus Wilkins was a British physicist who made important discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.
1977
British racing driver (d. 1977)
Composer dies at 52
Welsh race car driver (born 1949)
Composer dies at 83
1976
Estonian lawyer and politician, prime minister of estonia (b. 1889)
1974
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American actor (born in 1907)
Russian-american 20th century impresario who managed many well-known performers such as margot fonteyn and isadora duncan.
Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
Actor (good morning world), passes away at 67
Us impresario, dies at age 85.
1973
American author and journalist (d. 1973)
Australian politician and general 24th governor general of australia
Actor (too late blues), passes away from cancer at 45
1972
Known for her work on variable stars and novae.
Biologist known for his research in genetics and evolution.
Composer dies at 78
1971
British poet and writer known for his lyrical poetry.
American journalist and author (b. 1890)
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Actress (gold dust gertie sit tight, actress) dies at 71
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1967
Iranian prime minister (born in 1882)
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Russian-born american actor, who immigrated to hollywood in late 1920s. in 1928, he made his first film appearance. auer was a well-known actor in many of the most popular films of his era, earning him an academy award nomination for 1936. later, he moved to television and continued acting in films in france and italy into the 1960s. he died …
Canadian general and politician, 19th governor general of canada (b. 1888)
Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th prime minister of iran (b. 1882)
Premier of persia (1951-1953), dies.
1966
Ahnya Akhmatova was a Russian modernist poet who is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century Russian literature.
Renowned Russian poet known for her powerful and emotional works.
Renowned Russian poet known for her powerful and emotional works.
Ukrainian poet dies at the age of 76.
Cura?aos/us bacteriologist, dies at the age of 79.
1965
Pepper Martin was a professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and was known for his speed and versatility.
Chinese general and politician, 27th premier of the republic of china (b. 1897)
Chinese politician (born 1897)
American baseball player (born in 1904)
1963
Renowned country music artist known for hits like 'Crazy' and 'I Fall to Pieces'.
American country-western singer. she helped open the doors for female singers in the once-male-dominated country music industry. she was the first woman to be elected to country musicaeur(tm),'s hall of fame in 1973.
Huntington, west virginia -- country singer for the ozark jubilee
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913)
Actor, adventures of sir lancelot, dies at 70
1962
Dutch cartoonist/art critic dies at the age of 82
Composer dies at 69
1961
American lawyer and politician who served as the Governor of Mississippi.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1958
Isidora Sekulić was a Serbian writer and essayist known for her literary contributions.
1956
Composer dies at 50
1955
Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th prime minister of lithuania (b. 1888)
Lithuanian politician (born in 1888).
1954
Known for his research in the field of electrochemistry and his work on the Nernst equation.
Mathematician (study–segre school), who dies at the age of 80.
1953
Russian politician and marxist at the age of 15. he defeated trotsky to become the country's leader after the death of lenin. he founded "pravda", the communist party's newspaper, in 1911. he was eventually elected prime minister and leader of the communist party of the ussr. he was the author of numerous books about socialism and believed he was leading …
Soviet revolutionary and political leader
Soviet leader who ruled the USSR with an iron fist.
Russian composer of marches and army songs and opera and symphonies. his mother taught him piano and he composed his first opera score on piano in 1900. in 1904, he entered st. petersburg conservatory, graduating in 1914. he had already written four orchestral pieces and a piano concert.
Soviet dictator and politician of georgian descent, 2nd leader of the soviet union (b. 1878)
American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)
American screenwriter (born 1897).
Soviet leader, responsible for 11,000,000 murders, is killed at the age of 73.
Composer dies at 61
1952
Composer dies at 63
1950
Famous for his Spoon River Anthology, a collection of free verse epitaphs.
Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907)
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1947
Italian musician, pianist, composer, and orchestra conductor. as a child, he studied piano with his mother and composition at the paris conservatory with leroux, faure, and diemer. he returned to italy in 1915 and joined the avant-garde intellectualsia. he was able to absorb new ideas and bring much of the contemporary music to italy. his most famous opera was "la …
1945
African american held captive post slavery-era(b. 1900)
1944
French poet, painter and writer. he played a key role in the development of modern poetry in the first half of the 20th century. his writing was a complex mixture of jewish, breton and parisian elements.
1943
Atticus Stovall was a physicist known for his contributions to the field of optics.
1942
1941
German politician/historian (nobel prize 1927), is buried at the age of 82.
German politician/historian (nobel prize 1927), is 82 years old.
1940
Arles Mercier was a prominent French playwright whose works often explored social and political themes.
Mertha Benson was a pioneering American playwright whose works often tackled social issues of her time.
Lenville Fitzgerald was a pioneering American playwright who explored themes of social justice and human relationships.
Clydell Fitzgerald was a pioneering American playwright who explored themes of social justice and human relationships.
Floreen Wilkins was a pioneering British playwright who explored themes of social justice and gender equality.
Chinese politician and philosopher (d. 1940).
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1935
Spanish priest and engineer (b. 1877)
1934
Turkish academic and politician, 6th turkish minister of national education (b. 1893)
1932
Japanese baron/financier/industrial, is murdered.
1930
Pioneering American psychologist known for her work on color vision theory.
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
Scottish-american businessman, founded buick (b. 1854)
American auto executive born in scotland (born 1854)
1927
Polish-austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1840)
1926
Serbian mathematician who made significant contributions to the theory of numbers.
Clement Ader was a French inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the early development of aviation.
1925
American politician who served as the 16th Governor of Louisiana.
Danish engineer and mathematician (d. 1925).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1919
At the age of 67, she dies.
1918
Polish writer known for her novels and short stories.
1912
A prolific inventor who held numerous patents for mechanical devices and industrial machinery.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1907
German philologist, scholar, and academic (b. 1843)
1904
At 71, prussian field marshal/chief of staff dies
British army officer (born 1829).
1903
British soldier (born 1854)