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February 5th
181 Notable deaths
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Charles S. Deneen
American politician (1863-1940).
Born May 4th, 1863 in Edwardsville.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 76 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Su Yu
Chinese general (1907-1984).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Huitong County.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Dana Vávrová
Czech-german actress and film director (1967-2009).
Born August 9th, 1967 in Prague.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 41 years old in Munich (cervical cancer). [ref]
William Morris Davis
American geographer.
Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Bill Hinzman
American actor (1936–2012).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Coraopolis.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 75 years old in Darlington (cancer). [ref]
Otto Wöhler
German general.
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
Lilian Rolfe
Allied secret agent in world war ii.
Born April 26th, 1914 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 30 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Anastasy Vonsyatsky
Russian anti-bolshevik émigré to usa (1898-1965).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Warsaw.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 66 years old in St. Petersburg.
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