V. R. Muthu – dead at age -1
V. R. Muthu, an Indian businessman and chief executive officer of Idhayam oil, died on March 5, 2026. He was born on October 6, 1953, and grew up in Virudhunagar,…
Deaths on March 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with March 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on March 5, 2026.
Bobby Cummines Executive at Unlock, reformed criminal dead at age 74
Bobby Cummines, an English rehabilitated business crime leader and former chief executive of Unlock, The National Association of Reformed Offenders, died on March 5, 2026, aged 74. Born Robert Cummines…
Russell W. Meyer Jr. American aviation executive dead at age 93
Russell W. Meyer Jr., an American aviation executive who led the Cessna Aircraft Company for three decades and later served as president of Textron’s Aviation Sector, died on March 5,…
Masaru Urata Flight cadet dead at age 100
Masaru Urata, a Japanese politician, died on March 5, 2026. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again…
António Lobo Antunes Portuguese novelist
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist and medical doctor, died on March 5, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal, at age 83. Born in Lisbon on September 1, 1942, he studied at…
Jerzy Józefiak Agricultural engineer dead at age 88
Jerzy Józefiak, a Polish politician, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Jerzy Marian Józefiak on December 1, 1937, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he was a member…
Marguerite Lamour French politician dead at age 69
Marguerite Lamour, French politician and former mayor of Ploudalmézeau, died on March 5, 2026. Born Marguerite Arzel on June 12, 1956, she served as mayor of Ploudalmézeau from 2001 until…
Eigra Lewis Roberts Welsh writer dead at age 86
Eigra Lewis Roberts, a Welsh-language author and writer, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog on 7 August 1939, she wrote about 30…
András Katona Hungarian water polo player dead at age 88
András Katona, a Hungarian water polo player, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Budapest on February 20, 1938, he competed in the 1960 Summer…
Joan Leitzel Mathematician dead at age 89
Joan Leitzel, an American mathematician and university administrator, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. She served as interim chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for six months before…
Chris Wheeler English chef dead at age -1
Chris Wheeler, an English chef, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Swanage, Dorset, in 1973, he began his career at the Domaine De Bassible Hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant in…
Corey Parker American actor
Corey Parker, an American actor and acting coach, died on March 5, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 60. Born in New York City on July 8, 1965, he committed…
Gyula Gobby Fehér public figure dead at age 82
Gyula Gobby Fehér, a Serbian writer, died on March 5, 2026. He was born in Bácsfeketehegy on April 11, 1943, to László Fehér and Julianna Vranyó. From 1974 to 1983,…
Lubomír Šik Czech regional historian dead at age 98
Lubomír Šik, a Czech regional historian, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Litovel on February 2, 1928, he graduated from the industrial school in Šumperk in 1949 after World…
Eli Shamir pumping lemma dead at age 91
Eli Shamir, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 91. He was the Jean and Helene Alfassa Professor Emeritus of Computer Science…
Pasquale Fiore Italian footballer dead at age 72
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984…
Reinaldo Aleluia Brazilian footballer
Reinaldo Aleluia, a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward, died on March 5, 2026, in Salvador at the age of 53 after cardiorespiratory arrest complicated by kidney disease. Reinaldo…
Tony Hoare Quicksort, Quickselect, Hoare logic, Null reference, Communicating sequential processes,…
Tony Hoare, the British computer scientist known for his work on Quicksort, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Also known as Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare,…
Cecil L. Alexander American politician, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives dead at age…
Cecil L. Alexander, an American politician and lobbyist who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1979, died on March 5, 2026. He was a Democratic member…
László Vincze Hungarian politician dead at age 74
László Vincze, a Hungarian educator and politician, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born on February 19, 1952, in Csongrád, Hungary, Vincze served as a member of the…
Jane Lapotaire Actress dead at age 81
Jane Lapotaire, the English actress, died on March 5, 2026, aged 81. Born Jane Elizabeth Marie Burgess in Ipswich, Suffolk, on December 26, 1944, she was from Suffolk and worked…
Yonehiko Kitagawa Voice actor dead at age 94
Yonehiko Kitagawa, a Japanese voice actor known for work on Kinnikuman, Tiger Mask and Sally the Witch, died on March 5, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 94. Born Kunihiko Takeda…
Bob Rosenfarb American television producer and writer
Bob Rosenfarb, an American television producer and writer known for Step by Step, died on March 5, 2026. He was 74. Born Robert Martin Rosenfarb on September 16, 1951, in…
Maurice J. Freedman Librarian dead at age 86
Maurice J. Freedman, an American librarian and former president of the American Library Association, died on March 5, 2026, at age 86. Known as Mitch Freedman, he was recognized for…
Jānis Streičs Latvian film director
Jānis Streičs, a Latvian film director and screenwriter, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Preiļi, Latvia, he was also an artist. His 1991 comedy…
Joaquín Palacín Marketing manager dead at age 51
Joaquín Palacín, a Spanish politician, died on March 5, 2026, following a long illness in Aínsa, Spain, at the age of 51. Palacín, a leader of the Chunta Aragonesista, served…
Pedro Friedeberg Italian-born Mexican artist dead at age 90
Pedro Friedeberg, the Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work, died on March 5, 2026. He was best known for the “Hand-Chair,” a sculpture-chair designed for people…
Bob Harlan American football executive dead at age 89
Bob Harlan, the American football executive who served as president of the Green Bay Packers for 19 years, died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. Harlan also held the…
Bernard Lafayette Activism in the Civil Rights Movement dead at age 85
Bernard Lafayette, American civil rights activist, died on March 5, 2026, at age 85. Also known as Bernard LaFayette Jr., he was a civil rights organizer and Baptist minister who…
Sandy Wernick American film and television producer
Sandy Wernick, an American film and television producer, died on March 5, 2026. Born Sanford Wernick on March 22, 1939, in the Bronx, New York, he was a graduate of…
Eddie Germano American cartoonist dead at age 101
Eddie Germano, an American cartoonist best known for his sports cartoons, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 15, 1924, he began working at an office…
Jacques Michel Singer-songwriter dead at age 84
Jacques Michel, the Canadian singer-songwriter known professionally as Jacques Michel, died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Jacques Rodrigue in Sainte-Agnès-de-Bellecombe, Quebec, Canada, on June 27,…
Josef Zíma
Czech actorDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Peter Wall
Ukrainian-born Canadian real estate developerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Árpád Sopsits
Hungarian film director (Strangled)Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Deaths in February 2025
-Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Olavi Salonen
Finnish middle-distance runnerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Marc Boutte
American football player (Los Angeles RamsDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Fikri Jufri
Indonesian journalist (Tempo)Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Henri Duez
French Olympic cyclist (1960)Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Pamela Bach
American actressDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
John Cummins
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Australian Suicide
Australian professional wrestler (AAA)Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Hilt Tatum
American dentistDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Henryk Bielski
Polish film directorDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
José Valdivielso
Cuban-American baseball playerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Krzysztof Kononowicz
Polish political activistDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Eduardo Cruickshank Smith
Costa Rican politicianDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Crystal-Donna Roberts
South African actress (ArendsvleiDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
89–90Died on Thursday March 6th 2025
Sébastien Lepetit
French crime fiction writerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Ciclón Ramirez
Mexican professional wrestlerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Fred Stolle
Australian tennis playerDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Dave Gillespie
New Zealand rugby union player (OtagoDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
S. K. Bagga
Indian politicianDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Tyler Blythe
American sound mixer (The Falcon and the Winter SoldierDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Jack Kibbie
American politicianDied on Thursday March 6th 2025
Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Icelandic artistDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Walter Mößinger
German artistic gymnastDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Rimas Tuminas
Lithuanian theatre directorDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Jose Concepcion Jr.
Filipino government official and politicianDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Ángel Duarte Valverde
Ecuadorian lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Deaths in February 2024
-Died on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Pigcasso
South African painting pigDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Italian container industry executiveDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Mohammed AlSharekh
Kuwaiti entrepreneur and authorDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Vadym Hladun
Ukrainian basketball player (BudivelnykDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Félix Sabal Lecco
Cameroonian drummerDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Aleksandr Sibirtsev
Russian singerDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Dimos Moutsis
Greek singer-songwriter and composerDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Portuguese film director (Dead Man's SeatDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Nizam Rawther
Indian scriptwriter (Zachariayude GarbhinikalDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Santosh Madhavan
Indian religious leader and convicted sex offenderDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Vadim Gladun
Ukrainian basketball player and coachDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
José León Asensio
Dominican tobacco and beverage industry executiveDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Estella Leopold
American conservationistDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Linda Balgord
American actressDied on Wednesday March 6th 2024
Masum Babul
Bangladeshi film dance director and choreographerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Klaus Bonsack
German Olympic lugerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Deaths in February 2023
-Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Imre Vagyóczki
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Wang Xiaomo
Chinese radar engineerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Ahmed Arab
Algerian footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Robert Chase
British football executiveDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Jean-Michel Rosenfeld
French Holocaust survivor and politicianDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Abdulrahman al-Ansary
Saudi Arabian archaeologistDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Josef Vojta
Czech football player (AC Sparta PragueDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Kenneth Montgomery
British conductorDied on Monday March 6th 2023