| 25171 | March 5 | Death | 1947 – Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1883) |
| 25172 | March 5 | Death | 1950 – Edgar Lee Masters American poet, author, and playwright (b. 1868) |
| 25173 | March 5 | Death | 1950 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907) |
| 25174 | March 5 | Death | 1953 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897) |
| 25175 | March 5 | Death | 1953 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891) |
| 25176 | March 5 | Death | 1953 – Joseph Stalin, Russian marshal and politician, 3rd leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878) |
| 25177 | March 5 | Death | 1955 – Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (b. 1888) |
| 25178 | March 5 | Death | 1962 – Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1926) |
| 25179 | March 5 | Death | 1963 – Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932) |
| 25180 | March 5 | Death | 1963 – Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913) |
| 25181 | March 5 | Death | 1963 – Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921) |
| 25182 | March 5 | Death | 1965 – Chen Cheng, Chinese general and politician, 27th Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1897) |
| 25183 | March 5 | Death | 1965 – Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1904) |
| 25184 | March 5 | Death | 1966 – Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (b. 1889) |
| 25185 | March 5 | Death | 1967 – Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1882) |
| 25186 | March 5 | Death | 1967 – Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (b. 1888) |
| 25187 | March 5 | Death | 1971 – Allan Nevins, American journalist and author (b. 1890) |
| 25188 | March 5 | Death | 1973 – Michael Jeffery, English talent manager (b. 1933) |
| 25189 | March 5 | Death | 1973 – Robert C. O'Brien, American journalist and author (b. 1918) |
| 25190 | March 5 | Death | 1974 – John Samuel Bourque, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894) |
| 25191 | March 5 | Death | 1974 – Billy De Wolfe, American actor and singer (b. 1907) |
| 25192 | March 5 | Death | 1974 – Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888) |
| 25193 | March 5 | Death | 1976 – Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1889) |
| 25194 | March 5 | Death | 1977 – Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (b. 1949) |
| 25195 | March 5 | Death | 1980 – Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (b. 1912) |
| 25196 | March 5 | Death | 1980 – Winifred Wagner, English-German wife of Siegfried Wagner (b. 1897) |
| 25197 | March 5 | Death | 1981 – Yip Harburg, American songwriter and composer (b. 1896) |
| 25198 | March 5 | Death | 1981 – Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (b. 1906) |
| 25199 | March 5 | Death | 1982 – John Belushi, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (The Blues Brothers) (b. 1949) |
| 25200 | March 5 | Death | 1984 – Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (b. 1924) |