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February 5th
181 Notable deaths
Beverly Pepper
American artist (1922-2020).
Born December 20th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Todi. [ref]
Claude Autant-Lara
French film director (1901-2000).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Luzarches. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Hermann Josef Abs
German banker, under nazis (1901–1994).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Bonn.
Died February 5th, 1994 at 92 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Heinrich Harder
German artist (1858-1935).
Born June 2nd, 1858 in Putzar. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1935 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Tamás Vásáry
Hungarian pianist and conductor (1933–2026).
Born August 11th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died February 5th, 2026 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Lawrence Weingarten
American film producer (1897-1975).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Norrbärke församling.
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Roberto Raviola
Italian comic book artist.
Born May 30th, 1939 in Bologna. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 56 years old in Imola (pancreatic cancer).
George Koltanowski
Chess master (1903–2000).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Francisco.
William Collier Jr.
American actor (1902–1987).
Born February 12th, 1902 in New York City.
Died February 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 181
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