Died On This Date: Mar 5

Cline (Hensley), Patsy (Virginia Patterson)
b. September 8, 1932 d. March 5, 1963
Country and Pop Musician. Born to a blacksmith and a seamstress, Patsy Cline has been heralded, by fans, colleagues and music critics alike, as one of the most influential and unique vocalists in the history of modern music. She made her first national appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts television program in January of 1957, singing what would become her first hit, "Walking After Midnight."

Powell, William Horatio
b. July 29, 1892 d. March 5, 1984
Actor. His birth and boyhood home until age ten was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His accountant father had visions of his only son acquiring a legal career. However, William showed talent and a keen interest in the theatre in high school. Following graduation, over the objections of his father, his aunt staked him and he enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Belushi, John
b. January 24, 1949 d. March 5, 1982
Actor. Comedian. Born John Adam Belushi in Chicago to Albanian immigrant parents. As a boy, his family moved to Wheaton, where John played on the high school football team and was homecoming king. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater where he co-founded an acting troupe. Belushi then auditioned for and won a spot with Chicago's famous Second City ensemble. In 1973 John moved to New York City and landed a role off-Broadway in National Lampoon’s “Lemmings".

Silverheels, Jay (Harold J. Smith)
b. May 26, 1919 d. March 5, 1980
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'Tonto', the faithful Indian companion of the 'Lone Ranger'. Born Harold J. Smith, at the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ontario, Canada, to a Mohawk Chief, he excelled in sports during high school, and became a noted Lacrosse player, before entering films as a stuntman in 1938. After military service in World War II, he returned to films, landing small roles, usually as stereotyped Indians, in such films as "Canyon Passage" (1946), "Northwest...

Masters, Edgar Lee
b. August 23, 1868 d. March 5, 1950
Acclaimed Poet.

Haworth, Leland John
b. July 11, 1904 d. March 5, 1979
Physicist. He headed the Brookhaven National Laborartory in New York (1948-1961, the Atomic Energy Commission (1961-1963), the National Science Foundation (1963-1969) and was assistant to the president of Associated Universities, Inc. (1969-1975). His work primarily concerned particles and atoms. He developed the cosmotron and other high voltage particle accelerators.

Wallenda, Mario B.
b. November 6, 1956 d. March 5, 1993
Circus Performer. A member of the famous family of aerialists, 'The Flying Wallendas.' The grandson of Karl Wallenda, he learned to walk the tightrope at a young age, but his specialty was riding his motorcycle inside the "Globe of Death". In 1990 he tested positive for the HIV virus. He died of the disease on March 5, 1993, at the age of 36.

Hawkins, Hawkshaw
b. December 22, 1923 d. March 5, 1963
Country Musician. Patsy Cline had participated in a benefit concert in Kansas City for the family of a disc jockey ("Cactus" Jack Call) who had died in a car accident. Ramsey (Randy) Hughes, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas, were all in Hughes Piper Comanche, when it crashed just west of Camden, TN in a hollow along a ridge line in a heavily wooded area known as Fatty Bottom, near a fire tower off Mule Barn Rd. in Sandy Point, about 5 miles west of the Tennessee River.

Mundin, Herbert
b. August 21, 1897 d. March 5, 1939
Noted Character Actor. He is best remembered for his role as one of Robin Hood's men who try to conquer Lady Marian's maid (played for Una O'Connor) in the classic film "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1939). He also appeared in "Cavalcade" (1933), "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), "Under Two Flags" (1936), "Angel" (1937), and "Society Lawyer" (1939).

Jenkins Jr., Robert Henry
b. June 1, 1948 d. March 5, 1969
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Viet Nam War in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMF. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Fire Support Base Argonne, Republic of Vietnam on March 5, 1969. His citation reads “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machine gunner with Company C, 3rd.

Holtz, August
b. February 12, 1871 d. March 5, 1935
US Navy Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Navy as a Chief Watertender. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on September 8, 1910. His citation reads "On board the USS North Dakota, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the fire on board that vessel, 8 September 1910". His Medal was awarded on October 4, 1910.

Copas, Lloyd
b. July 15, 1913 d. March 5, 1963
Country Musician. Patsy Cline had participated in a benefit concert in Kansas City for the family of a disc jockey ("Cactus" Jack Call) who had died in a car accident. Ramsey (Randy) Hughes, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy (Lloyd) Copas, were all in Hughes Piper Comanche, when it crashed just west of Camden, TN in a hollow along a ridge line in a heavily wooded area known as Fatty Bottom, near a fire tower off Mule Barn Rd. in Sandy Point, about 5 miles west of the Tennessee River.

Hibbs, Robert John
b. April 21, 1943 d. March 5, 1966
Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was a Second Lieutenant with the U.S. Army, Company B, 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Don Dien Lo Ke, Republic of Vietnam on March 5, 1966. His official CMOH citation reads as follows: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

Schwab, Bernard Joseph
b. April 4, 1909 d. March 5, 2003
One of four brothers who founded the legendary Schwabs's pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard. The Schwab brothers, in 1932, bought a failing drugstore and attached their name to it. The brothers began catering to Hollywood actors, writers and other film industry workers. The brothers opened charge accounts and cashed checks for actors before the became stars. The brothers also had a pager and special phone for incoming calls to service the movie clientele.

Buick, David Dunbar
b. September 17, 1854 d. March 5, 1929
Scottish-American inventor and automotive pioneer, best known for starting the car company that became the Buick Motor Division of General Motors Corporation (GM). He was born David Dunbar Buick on September 17, 1854 at 26 Green Street, Arbroath, Scotland. His father, Alexander Buick, a joiner, emigrated to America with his wife and son when David was two years old. As a young man, David settled in Detroit, where he started manufacturing plumbing materials.