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.
Matti Klinge
Finnish historianDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Benigno Luigi Papa
Italian Catholic archbishopDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Praveen Anumolu
Indian cinematographer (Darsakudu)Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Vyacheslav Holovin
Ukrainian footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Vyaczeslaw Holowin
Ukrainian footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Gérard Pelisson
French hotelierDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Michael Blackwood
American independent documentary filmmakerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Arif Cooper
Jamaican musicianDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Antal Hetényi
Hungarian judokaDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Shozo Sasahara
Japanese Olympic wrestlerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Georgina Beyer
New Zealand politicianDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Gary Rossington
American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Zilan Tigris
50–51Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Nilay Aydogan
Turkish basketball player (national team)Died on Monday March 6th 2023
Edwin A. Dawes
British biochemist and magicianDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Dennis Munari
Australian footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
George Hams
Australian footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Tate Makgoe
South African politician and anti-apartheid activistDied on Monday March 6th 2023
Vincent Burke
New Zealand film and television producerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Steve Cotter
Canadian football player (BC LionsDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Wilhelm Huberts
Austrian football playerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Geraldo Melo
Brazilian businessman and politicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Pau Riba i Romeva
Spanish musicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Hugh O’Shaughnessy
Irish journalist and writerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Kyotaro Nishimura
Japanese authorDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Pau Riba Romeva
Spanish musicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Berty Gunathilake
Sri Lankan actor (Cheriyo CaptainDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Şenol Birol
Turkish football player (BeşiktaşDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Giuseppe Wilson
Italian footballer (InternapoliDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Indian politicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Valeriy Chybineyev
Ukrainian sniperDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Immanuel Ngatjizeko
Namibian politicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Terry Cooney
American umpire in Major League BaseballDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Gladys Moisés
Argentine lawyer and politicianDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Patricio Renán
Chilean singerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Jimmy O’Donnell
Irish Gaelic footballerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Paul Shefflin
Irish hurlerDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Cathy Daley
Canadian visual artist and educatorDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Iwan Edwards
Canadian choral conductorDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Leopold Wiel
German architectDied on Sunday March 6th 2022
Herbert Meneses
Guatemalan actor (Sólo de noche vienesDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Nicolas Bwakira
Burundian diplomatDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Nicholas Bwakira
Burundian diplomatDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Kyal Sin
Burmese protester (2021 Myanmar protests)Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
Suna Tanaltay
Turkish poet and psychologistDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Anton Urban
Slovak football player (Slovan BratislavaDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Frank J. Kelley
American politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Sawsan Rabie
Egyptian actressDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
István Fehér
Hungarian Olympic wrestler (1980)Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
Karima Brown
South African radio broadcaster (Radio 702) and journalistDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
DJ Adviser
Ghanaian DJ (Happy FM)Died on Saturday March 6th 2021
Rossella Panarese
Italian radio broadcaster (Radio3 Scienza) and scientific divulgatorDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Vladimír Heger
Czech basketball player (ATK Praha) and coach (Sparta PrahaDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
M G George Muthoot
Indian businessmanDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Iris Spring
Egyptian actressDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Michael Stanley
American rock musicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Valentin Kurbatov
Russian literary critic and writerDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Yvonne Brunhammer
French curatorDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Naomi Rosenblum
American photography historianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Henry D. Sahakian
Iranian-born American businessmanDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Philip A. Stadter
American scholar of Greek historiographyDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Bill Sanders
American political cartoonistDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Bill Wright
American golferDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Ferdinand van Ingen
Dutch GermanistDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Edward Sandoval
American politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Bandula Jayasekara
Sri Lankan diplomat and journalistDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Vilém Holáň
Czech politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Chi Shangbin
Chinese football player (national team) and manager (Dalian WandaDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Thijs van Berckel
Dutch politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Buddy Colt
American wrestlerDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Mickey Lewis
English footballer (West Bromwich AlbionDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Louise McBee
American politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Abdul Ghani Gilong
Malaysian politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
M. Mahadevappa
Indian agricultural scientist and plant breederDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
Iraqi politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
N. S. Lakshminarayan Bhat
Indian poetDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Henri Gaudin
French architectDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Werner Dörflinger
German politicianDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Bhaskar Menon
Indian-American music industry executiveDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Joaquin Bernas
Filipino Jesuit lawyerDied on Saturday March 6th 2021
Rip Oliver
American professional wrestler (PNWDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Solomon Berewa
Sierra Leonean politicianDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Barbara Martin
American singer (The Supremes)Died on Thursday March 5th 2020
René Coicou
Haitian-born Canadian politiciamDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Amo Houghton
American politicianDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Hossein Sheikholeslam
67–68Died on Thursday March 5th 2020
Pierre Aubenque
French philosopherDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Jeanette Fitzsimons
New Zealand politician and environmentalistDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Michael Telesca
American federal judgeDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Alain Bertrand
French politicianDied on Thursday March 5th 2020
Réginald Bélair
Canadian politicianDied on Thursday March 5th 2020