February 5th
181 Notable deaths
Ernesto Nazareth
Brazilian composer and pianist.
Born March 20th, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drowning).
Lew Brown
Russian-american tin pan alley lyricist, songwriter (1893-1958).
Born December 10th, 1893 in Odesa. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1958 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eduard Fraenkel
German-british classical philologist (1888–1970).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1970 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Vasily Rozanov
Russian philosopher.
Born May 2nd, 1856 in Vetluga. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1919 at 62 years old in Sergiyev Posad. [ref]
Leone Ginzburg
Italian writer and activist (1909-1944).
Born April 4th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died February 5th, 1944 at 34 years old in Rome (torture).
Curt Sachs
German musicologist (1881–1959).
Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hiroko Nagata
Japanese activist (1945–2011).
Born February 8th, 1945 in Tokyo.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
John Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon (1903–1973).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Antti Aarne
Finnish folklorist (1867-1925).
Born December 5th, 1867 in Pori.
Died February 5th, 1925 at 57 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Donald Peterman
American cinematographer (1932-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (disease). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 181
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi