Deaths March 5 | History by KabAstro

Crispus Attucks (c. 1723-1770)

possible slave, is 1st of 5 killed during Boston Massacre at beginning of the American Revolution

1776 Yeongjo of Joseon, 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1724-76), dies at 81

Thomas Arne (1710-1778)

British composer (Rule Britannia, A-Hunting We Will Go), dies at 67

1790 Flora MacDonald, Scottish woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape, buried in the sheet he slept in at 67 or 68
1795 Josef Reicha, Czech composer, dies at 42
1815 Franz Anton Mesmer, Austrian physician and hypnotist (Mesmerism), dies at 80

Alessandro Volta (1745-1827)

Italian physicist and inventor of the 1st battery, dies at 82

1827 Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician, astronomer and physicist (stability of the solar system), dies at 77
1829 John Adams, last surviving HMS Bounty mutineer (b. 1766)
1849 David Scott, Scottish painter (b. 1806)
1849 Mary Lyon, American educator and activist for woman's higher education (founded and first principal of Mt Holyoke Female Seminary), dies at 52
1853 August Kestner, German art collector and diplomat, dies at 75
1873 Alexis de Castillon, French composer, dies of a fever at 34
1876 Marie d'Agoult [pen name Daniel Stern], French author and mother of composer Franz Liszt's children, dies at 70
1893 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy), dies at 64
1893 Richard Samuel Hughes, Welsh composer, dies at 37
1895 Henry Rawlinson, British army officer and oriental scholar (major role in deciphering cuneiform), dies at 84
1895 Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), and playwright, dies at 64
1903 George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854)
1904 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian field marshal and Chief of the German General Staff, dies at 71
1907 Friedrich Blass, German classical scholar (b. 1843)
1919 Jozef Surzynski, composer, dies at 67
1923 (Theodora) "Dora" Pejačević, Croatian countess and composer (Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op. 41), dies of kidney failure at 37
1926 Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841)
1927 Franz Mertens, Polish mathematician, dies at 86
1929 David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American automobile pioneer (Buick Motor Company), dies at 74
1931 Fr. Arthur Tooth SSC, Anglican Clergyman prosecuted and imprisoned for ritualist activities, dies at 91
1932 Takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered
1940 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (b. 1868)
1941 Ludwig Quidde, German politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1927), dies at 82
1944 Max Jacob, French poet and writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67
1945 Lena Baker, American domestic servant convicted of capital murder of her employer, Ernest Knight, executed in electric chair at 45; pardoned in 2005 [1]
1947 Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, conductor (Boston Pops, 1927-29), and composer (La Giara; Concerto Romana), dies at 63
1948 Charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for South Africa), dies
1950 Edgar Lee Masters, American poet and novelist (Spoon River Anthology), dies at 81
1950 Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian nationalist and military leader, dies at 42
1952 Vladimir Shcherbachov, Soviet-Russian composer (Blokovskaya; The Thunderstorm), and professor (Leningrad Conservatory; Tbilisi Conservatory), dies at 63
1953 Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter (b. 1897)

Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

Dictator and General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1922-53), dies of a stroke at 73

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Russian composer (Peter and the Wolf; Alexander Nevsky), dies at 61

1954 Julian Coolidge, American mathematician (Study-Segre school), dies at 80
1955 Antanas Merkys, President of Lithuania (b. 1888)
1956 Erich Itor Kahn, German composer of Jewish descent, dies at 50
1962 Anne Cornelis Veth, Dutch cartoonist and art critic, dies at 82
1962 Otakar Jeremias, composer, dies at 69
1963 Cyril Smith, Scottish actor (The Adventures of Sir Lancelot), dies from a heart attack at 70
1963 Harold "Hawkshaw" Hawkins, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee; "Lonesome 7-7203"), dies in a plane crash at 41
1963 Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas, American country singer ("Candy Kisses"; "Alabam"), dies in a plane crash at 49

Patsy Cline (1932-1963)

American country singer ("Crazy"; "I Fall To Pieces"; "Walkin' After Midnight"), dies in a plane crash at 30

1965 Chen Cheng, Chinese politician (b. 1897)
1965 John "Pepper" Martin, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1933–35, 37; World Series 1931, 34; NL stolen base leader 1933, 34, 36; St. Louis Cardinals), dies of a heart attack at 61
1966 Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (Poem Without a Hero), dies at 76
1966 Enrique Ecker, Curacaos-American bacteriologist (Rees-Ecker method for platelet counting), dies at 79
1967 Georges Vanier, French Canadian soldier and 19th Governor General of Canada, dies at 78
1967 Mischa Auer [Ounskowsky], Russian actor (My Man Godfrey), dies from a heart attack at 61

Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882-1967)

Prime Minister of Iran (1951-53) who was overthrown in a coup d'état aided by the CIA and the British SIS, dies at 84

1971 Winnie Lightner [Winifred Reeves], American vaudeville stage and screen actress, and singer (Gold Diggers of Broadway; Gold Dust Gertie; Sit Tight), dies at 71
1972 Nils Björkander, Swedish composer, dies at 78
1973 Michael Jeffery, British music manager (The Animials; Jimi Hendrix), dies in a mid-air plane collision over France at 39)
1973 Rupert Crosse, American actor, 1st African-American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award (The Reivers), dies of lung cancer at 45
1974 Billy De Wolfe, American character actor (Good Morning World), dies of lung cancer at 67
1974 Sol Hurok, American theatrical impresario, dies at 85
1977 Jansen Van Vuuren, Dutch volunteer safety marshal at the 1977 South African Grand Prix, dies in a car crash at 19
1977 Lockrem Johnson, American pianist, composer (A Letter to Emily), educator, and music publisher, dies at 52
1977 Moses Pergament, Finnish-Swedish classical composer (The Jewish Song Choral Symphony) and music critic, dies at 83
1979 Vicente Ascone, Italian composer, dies at 81
1980 Jay Silverheels [Harold J. Smith], Canadian actor (The Lone Ranger, Key Largo), dies from a stroke at 67
1980 Winifred Wagner, English-German daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner and friend of Adolf Hitler (ran Bayreuth Festival), dies at 82
1981 (Theodore) "Red" Saunders, American jazz drummer and bandleader, based in Chicago, dies at 69
1981 Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64
1981 Paul Horbiger, actor (3rd Man), dies at 86
1981 Yip Harburg [Isidore Hochberg], American lyricist ("Over The Rainbow"; "It's Only A Paper Moon"), dies in a car crash at 84
1982 Clifford P. Case, American lawyer and politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey, dies at 77

John Belushi (1949-1982)

American comedian (SNL, 1975-80), actor (Animal House), and singer (The Blues Brothers), dies of a drug overdose at 33

1984 Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85
1984 Michael Sklar, American comedian (Laugh-In; Sha Na Na), dies at 39
1984 Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Scarpia in Tosca), dies at 70
1984 William Powell, American actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91
1986 Teddy Hoad, West Indies cricket batsman, captain (4 Tests, Barbados), dies at 90
1988 Alberto Olmedo, Argentine comedian (b. 1933)
1990 Gary Merrill, American actor (Young Dr. Kildare (TV series); All About Eve), dies of a lung cancer at 74
1990 Gloria Carter Spann, US President Jimmy Carter's sister, dies of cancer at 63
1991 August de Schryver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP), dies at 92
1991 Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109
1992 Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82
1992 Yevgeny Yevstigneev, Russian actor (Welcome Kosta), dies at 65
1993 Diana Ochoa, dies after long illness at 80
1993 Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash
1994 Abdullah Al-Sallal, President of Yemen (1962-67), dies
1994 Joe Daley, American jazz tenor, clarinet and flute player, dies at 75
1994 Paul Vincze, Jewish-Hungarian designer of coins and medal, dies at 86
1995 (Victor) "Vivian" Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - "I'm The Urban Spaceman"; Magical Mystery Tour), dies in a fire at his home, at 51
1995 Ed Flanders, American actor (St Elsewhere - "Dr. Westphal"), takes his own life at 60
1995 Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (10 x GP wins) and touring car racer (Bathurst 1993), dies in a race accident at 42
1995 Lord Benson [Henry Alexander], British accountant (Coopers & Lybrand), dies at 85
1995 Marguerite Kelsey, English model for artsist (Haunting), dies at 86
1995 Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82
1996 Joshua Compston, English art impresario, dies at 26
1996 Khundaqar Mushtaq Amhed, president of Bangladesh (1975), dies
1996 Nicolás Cotoner, 23rd Marquess of Mondéjar, Spanish nobleman and military officer, dies at 90
1996 Whitner "Whit" Bissell, American actor (Time Machine, Soylent Green, The Magnificent Seven), dies at 86
1997 Samm Sinclair Baker, American diet author (b. 1909)
1998 Donald Woods, Canadian actor (True Grit, Craig Kennedy; Criminologist), dies at 91
1999 Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (Kismet; Man of La Mancha; Endless Love), dies at 76
2000 Lolo Ferrari [Eve Valois], French adult actress and dancer, dies from an overdose of prescription drugs at 37
2003 Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, dies at 72
2003 Hardy Amies, English royal dressmaker (Queen Elizabeth II), dies at 93
2004 Walter "Walt" Gorney, American character actor (Friday the 13th, Trading Places), dies from natural causes at 91
2005 David Sheppard, British Church of England clergyman (Bishop of Liverpool, 1975-97) and cricketer (England batsman, 1950-63, 22 tests), dies of cancer at 75
2005 Sergiu Comissiona, Romanian-Israeli-American conductor (Haifa Symphony 1959-64), dies at 76

Richard Kuklinski (1935-2006)

American mafia hit man, dies at 70

Joseph Weizenbaum (1923-2008)

German-American computer scientist (ELIZA, "Computer Power and Human Reason"), dies at 85

2010 Edgar Wayburn, American environmentalist awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999, dies at 103
2012 Philip Madoc, Welsh actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), dies of cancer at 77
2012 William Heirens, American serial killer, dies at 83
2013 Calvin Fowler, American basketball point guard (Olympic gold 1968 co-captain; Saint Francis University), dies at 73

Hugo Chávez (1954-2013)

President of Venezuela (1998-2013), dies from respiratory failure at 58

2014 Alice Stoll, American research physiologist and pioneer in aerospace medicine (fire-resistant fabrics), dies at 96 [1]
2014 Geoff Edwards, American game show host, dies from pneumonia at 83
2016 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian conductor (Early Music Movement), dies at 86
2016 Ray Tomlinson, American computer programmer (invented email and the @ sign), dies at 74
2017 Anthony Beilenson, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1977-97), dies at 84
2017 Kurt Moll, German bass opera singer, dies at 78
2017 Leonard Manasseh, British architect (Rutherford School), dies at 100
2018 André S. Labarthe, French actor, film producer and director (Vivre sa vie, Cinéastes de notre temps), dies at 86
2018 Hayden White, American "literary criticism" historian (Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe), dies at 89
2018 Helmut Maucher, German businessman, CEO of Nestlé (1990-97), dies at 90
2018 Kjerstin Dellert, Swedish opera singer, dies at 92
2018 Trevor Baylis, English inventor of the wind-up radio, dies of Crohn's disease at 80
2019 Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer who created jazz arrangements of Bach and other classical music, dies at 84
2020 Antonio Permunian, Swiss soccer goalkeeper (11 caps; AC Bellinzona, FC Luzern), dies at 89
2021 Michael Stanley [Gee], American rocker (Michael Stanley Band- "My Town"), dies of lung cancer at 72
2023 Bob Goodman, American International Boxing HOF promoter (VP & Matchmaker Madison Square Garden 1985-94; Don King Productions; Garden State Boxing), dies at 83
2023 Dave Wills, American sportscaster (radio voice Tampa Bay Rays 2005-23 [with Andy Freed]), dies from heart disease at 58
2023 Gary Rossington, American rock guitarist, slide-guitar player, and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd; Rossington-Collins Band), dies at 71 [1]
2023 Klaus Bonsack, German luger (Olympic gold GDR men's doubles 1968, bronze 1972; silver singles 1964, bronze 1968; World C'ship gold 1967), dies at 81
2023 Shozo Sasahara, Japanese freestyle wrestler (World C'ship gold featherweight 1954; Olympic gold 1956), dies at 93