March 5th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on March 5th

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2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2018

Nikodem Milewski
Renowned Polish poet known for his lyrical works.
Trevor Baylis
English inventor, invented the wind-up radio (d. 2018)
Hayden White
Renowned historian known for his work on the philosophy of history.

2017

Octavio Lepage
Venezuelan politician who served as interim President of Venezuela in 1993.
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (b. 1938)

2016

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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.
Lucilia Sergia
Renowned biologist known for her work in genetics and evolutionary biology.
Ray Tomlinson
Inventor of email and pioneer in electronic communication.
Ray Tomlinson
Inventor of email and pioneer in electronic communication.
Raymond Tomlinson
Pioneer in email technology, credited with inventing the first networked email system.

Al Wistert

American football player and coach (b. 1920)

Hassan Al-Turabi

Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)

2015

Albert Maysles
Renowned documentary filmmaker who co-directed 'Grey Gardens' and 'Gimme Shelter'.
Edward Egan
American cardinal and former archbishop of new york (b. 1932)
Vlada Divljan
Serbian singer-songwriter/guitarist (idoli & apartchiks). (d. 2015.)

2014

Ailsa McKay
Scottish academic and economist (d. 2014.)
Ola L. Mize
American colonel, medal of honor recipient (b. 1931)
Leopoldo María Panero
Spanish poet and translator (b. 1948)
Geoff Edwards
American actor and game show host (b. 1931)

2013

Brandol Chavez
Revolutionary leader who fought for workers' rights.
Nichlos Chavez
Former President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
Niccolas Chavez
Former President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.
Hugo Chávez
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
Duane Gish was a prominent creationist biologist known for his advocacy of young Earth creationism.

Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan colonel and politician, president of venezuela (b. 1954)

Paul Bearer

American wrestler and manager (b. 1954)

2012

Philip Madoc
Welsh-english actor (b. 1934)
Paul Haines
New zealand-australian author (b. 1970)
William O. Wooldridge
American sergeant (b. 1922)

2011

Manolis Rasoulis
Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011)

2010

Levander Hawkins
Levander Hawkins was a renowned American sculptor known for his abstract metal sculptures.
Lauryl Emerson
Lauryl Emerson was an American poet acclaimed for her lyrical and introspective works that often focused on nature and the human experience.
Richard Stapley
British actor and writer (b. 1923)
Charles B. Pierce
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

Williette Averitte
Renowned chemist known for groundbreaking research in organic chemistry.
Candita Gil-Jimenez
Renowned painter known for her vibrant and expressive artworks.
Mel Streets
Renowned artist known for his vibrant and expressive paintings.

2008

Joseph Weizenbaum
Creator of the ELIZA computer program and a pioneer in artificial intelligence.

2007

Orvin Faber
Orvin Faber was a chemist known for his contributions to the field of organic chemistry.

2006

Richard Kuklinski
American organized crime (born 1935).

2005

Niranjan Pradhan
Renowned Indian classical vocalist.
David Sheppard
English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)

2004

Walt Gorney
American actor (born 1912).

2003

Hardy Amies
Renowned British fashion designer known for his work with the British royal family.

2000

Lolo Ferrari
French dancer, actress and singer (b. 1963)
Rena Dor
Greek singer and actress (born 1917).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Richard Kiley
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
Larren Cormack was a British computer scientist who co-invented the Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression algorithm.

1997

Samm Sinclair Baker
American writer (b. 1909)
Jean Dréville
French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Samm Sinclair Baker
American author and dietician (born in 1909)

1996

Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell was a prolific character actor known for his work in film and television.
Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed
President of bangladesh (1975), dies.
Joshua Compston
Art impressario dies at 26.
Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner
Spanish courtier, dies at age 90.

1995

Grainger McIlhenny
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor.
Gregg Hansford
Australian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1995)
Vivian Stanshall
English singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1943)
Marguerite Kelsey
English artist/sculptor model haunting dies at the age of 86.
Peter John Norton
Age 82, naval diplomat/artist.

1994

Tawfiq Zayyad
Palestinian poet and politician known for his powerful poetry on the Palestinian struggle.
Jinny Simms
Jinny Simms was a Canadian politician known for her contributions to the New Democratic Party.
Joe Daley
Jazz pianist, clarinet/tenor, dies at 75
Paul Vincze
At age 86, a medallist dies.
Abdullah Al-Sallal
President of yemen (1962-1967), dies.

1993

Cyril Collard
French actor. bisexual, he was diagnosed hiv+ and died from aids in 1986, versailles, france.
Diana Ochoa
After a long illness, a person dies at 80

1992

Andrew Samuel
Child actor (our gang) dies at the age of 82.
Yevgeny Yevstigneev
Russian actor (welcome kosta) dies at 65

1991

Trijntje Jansma-Boskma
Age 109, the oldest person to die in netherland
August de Schryver
Belgian politician/founder (cvp) dies at the age of 92.

1990

Gary Merrill
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

Richmond Barthé
Renowned African-American sculptor known for his works celebrating African and African-American culture.

1988

Alberto Olmedo
Argentine comedian and actor (b. 1933)

1985

Tahra Orloff
Notable sculptor recognized for her innovative use of materials.
Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland was an American journalist, editor, and teacher who wrote extensively on the craft of writing.

1984

William Powell
William powell was an american actor known for his roles in classic films such as the thin man series and my man godfrey.
Tito Gobbi
Italian singer and operatic baritone, who made his debut in 1938. he played at the new york met in 1956.
Tito Gobbi
Italian baritone (figaro barber of seville).
Harry Salter
At 85, a leader of the orchestra (stop the music) dies.
Michael Sklar
California, united states -- comedy (laugh-in sha na na), death at 39

1983

Maryna Lahoranka
Belarusian poet known for her lyrical works.

1982

John Belushi
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
Clifford Case was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey.

1981

Winifred Nicholson
Renowned English painter known for her vibrant and colorful landscapes.
Yip Harburg
American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
Paul Horbiger
Actor (3rd man), dies at the age of 86

1980

Iline Dupont
Iline Dupont was a French playwright whose works often focused on social and political issues.
Winifred Wagner
German opera director known for her association with the Bayreuth Festival.
Jay Silverheels
American actor tonto - lone ranger, dies at 60. he was born in 1912.
Winifred Wagner-William
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

Vicente Ascone
Composer dies at 81

1978

Timotheus Wilkins
Timotheus Wilkins was a British physicist who made important discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics.

1977

Tom Pryce
British racing driver (d. 1977)
Lockrem Johnson
Composer dies at 52
Tom Pryce
Welsh race car driver (born 1949)
Moses Pergament
Composer dies at 83

1976

Otto Tief
Estonian lawyer and politician, prime minister of estonia (b. 1889)

1974

Billy De Wolfe
American actor (born in 1907)
Sol Hurok
Russian-american 20th century impresario who managed many well-known performers such as margot fonteyn and isadora duncan.
John Samuel Bourque
Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
Billy DeWolfe
Actor (good morning world), passes away at 67
Solomon I "Sol" Hurok
Us impresario, dies at age 85.

1973

Robert C. O'Brien
American author and journalist (d. 1973)
Michael Jeffery
Australian politician and general 24th governor general of australia
Rupert Crosse
Actor (too late blues), passes away from cancer at 45

1972

Nillie Martin
Known for her work on variable stars and novae.
Conway Zirkle
Biologist known for his research in genetics and evolution.
Nils Bjorkander
Composer dies at 78

1971

Wardell Lindsay
British poet and writer known for his lyrical poetry.
Allan Nevins
American journalist and author (b. 1890)
Winnie Lightner
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

Mohammad Mossadegh
Iranian prime minister (born in 1882)
Mischa Auer
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 …
Georges Vanier
Canadian general and politician, 19th governor general of canada (b. 1888)
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th prime minister of iran (b. 1882)
Mohammed H Mossadeq
Premier of persia (1951-1953), dies.

1966

Ahnya Akhmatova
Ahnya Akhmatova was a Russian modernist poet who is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century Russian literature.
Anna Akhmatova
Renowned Russian poet known for her powerful and emotional works.
Anna Akhmatova
Renowned Russian poet known for her powerful and emotional works.
Anna Achmatova
Ukrainian poet dies at the age of 76.
Enrique E Ecker
Cura?aos/us bacteriologist, dies at the age of 79.

1965

Pepper Martin
Pepper Martin was a professional baseball player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and was known for his speed and versatility.
Chen Cheng
Chinese general and politician, 27th premier of the republic of china (b. 1897)
Chen Cheng
Chinese politician (born 1897)
Pepper Martin
American baseball player (born in 1904)

1963

Pasty Cline
Renowned country music artist known for hits like 'Crazy' and 'I Fall to Pieces'.
Patsy Cline
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.
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Huntington, west virginia -- country singer for the ozark jubilee
Cowboy Copas
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913)
Cyril Smith
Actor, adventures of sir lancelot, dies at 70

1962

Anne C Veth
Dutch cartoonist/art critic dies at the age of 82
Otakar Jeremias
Composer dies at 69

1961

Jarrette Aycock
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
Isidora Sekulić was a Serbian writer and essayist known for her literary contributions.

1956

Erich Itor Kahn
Composer dies at 50

1955

Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th prime minister of lithuania (b. 1888)
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (born in 1888).

1954

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta
Known for his research in the field of electrochemistry and his work on the Nernst equation.
Julian Lowell Coolidge
Mathematician (study–segre school), who dies at the age of 80.

1953

Joseph Stalin
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 …
Joseh Stalin
Soviet revolutionary and political leader
Jozeph Stalin
Soviet leader who ruled the USSR with an iron fist.
Sergei Prokofiev
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.
Joseph Stalin
Soviet dictator and politician of georgian descent, 2nd leader of the soviet union (b. 1878)

Herman J. Mankiewicz

American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)

Herman J Mankiewicz

American screenwriter (born 1897).

Josef V Stalin

Soviet leader, responsible for 11,000,000 murders, is killed at the age of 73.

Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev

Composer dies at 61

1952

Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov
Composer dies at 63

1950

Edgar Lee Masters
Famous for his Spoon River Anthology, a collection of free verse epitaphs.
Roman Shukhevych
Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907)

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1947

Alfredo Casella
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

Lena Baker
African american held captive post slavery-era(b. 1900)

1944

Max Jacob
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
Atticus Stovall was a physicist known for his contributions to the field of optics.

1942

George Plant Executed Irish Republican (b. 1904)

1941

Ludwig Quidde
German politician/historian (nobel prize 1927), is buried at the age of 82.
Ludwig Quidde
German politician/historian (nobel prize 1927), is 82 years old.

1940

Arles Mercier
Arles Mercier was a prominent French playwright whose works often explored social and political themes.
Mertha Benson
Mertha Benson was a pioneering American playwright whose works often tackled social issues of her time.
Lenville Fitzgerald
Lenville Fitzgerald was a pioneering American playwright who explored themes of social justice and human relationships.
Clydell Fitzgerald
Clydell Fitzgerald was a pioneering American playwright who explored themes of social justice and human relationships.
Floreen Wilkins
Floreen Wilkins was a pioneering British playwright who explored themes of social justice and gender equality.

Cai Yuanpei

Chinese politician and philosopher (d. 1940).

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on March 5th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1935

Roque Ruaño
Spanish priest and engineer (b. 1877)

1934

Reşit Galip
Turkish academic and politician, 6th turkish minister of national education (b. 1893)

1932

Takuma Dan
Japanese baron/financier/industrial, is murdered.

1930

Christine Ladd-Franklin
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

David Dunbar Buick
Scottish-american businessman, founded buick (b. 1854)
David Dunbar Buick
American auto executive born in scotland (born 1854)

1927

Franz Mertens
Polish-austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1840)

1926

Isidora Stankovic
Serbian mathematician who made significant contributions to the theory of numbers.
Clement Ader
Clement Ader was a French inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the early development of aviation.