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February 5th
233 Notable deaths
Kirk Douglas
American actor (1916–2020).
Born December 9th, 1916 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 103 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Christopher Plummer
Canadian actor (1929–2021).
Born December 13th, 1929 in Toronto.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in Weston (falling from height). [ref]
John Paul Getty III
Eldest of the five children of john paul getty, jr. (1956-2011).
Born November 4th, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 54 years old in Wormsley Park (disease). [ref]
Toby Keith
American country music singer and actor (1961–2024).
Born July 8th, 1961 in Clinton.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 62 years old in Oklahoma (stomach cancer). [ref]
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023).
Born August 11th, 1943 in Delhi.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in American Hospital Dubai (amyloidosis). [ref]
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian spiritual master.
Born January 12th, 1918 in Jabalpur.
Died February 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Vlodrop. [ref]
Doug McClure
American actor (1935–1995).
Born May 11th, 1935 in Glendale.
Died February 5th, 1995 at 59 years old in Sherman Oaks (lung cancer).
Irv Gotti
American dj and producer.
Born June 26th, 1970 in Hollis.
Died February 5th, 2025 at 54 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Leon Spinks
American boxer (1953–2021).
Born July 11th, 1953 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2021 at 67 years old in Henderson (prostate cancer). [ref]
Thelma Ritter
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1969 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Lima, Columbus Grove.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica.
Pamela Harriman
American diplomat (1920-1997).
Born March 20th, 1920 in Farnborough.
Died February 5th, 1997 at 76 years old in American Hospital of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died February 5th, 1993 at 83 years old in Bedford (myocardial infarction).
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-russian psychoanalyst and author.
Born February 12th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 5th, 1937 at 75 years old in Göttingen (kidney failure).
Kevin Conway
American actor (1942-2020).
Born May 29th, 1942 in New York City.
Died February 5th, 2020 at 77 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
El Santo
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1917–1984).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Tulancingo. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 66 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Barton Paterson
Australian journalist, author and poet (1864 - 1941).
Born February 17th, 1864 in Orange.
Died February 5th, 1941 at 76 years old in Sydney.
Michael Jayston
British actor (1935–2024).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Nottingham.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 88 years old in Hove. [ref]
Franklin Cover
American actor (1928-2006).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died February 5th, 2006 at 77 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (pneumonia).
Violette Szabo
French-british soe spy.
Born June 26th, 1921 in Levallois-Perret.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 23 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Peggy Rea
American actress (1921–2011).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Toluca Lake (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Andrew Courage
British actor (1920-2028).
Born June 18th, 1920 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Grosmont. [ref]
Butch Reed
American professional wrestler (1954-2021).
Born July 11th, 1954 in Kansas City.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Warrensburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brian Jacques
British fiction writer known for redwall animal fantasy novels (1939–2011).
Born June 15th, 1939 in Liverpool.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johannes Blaskowitz
German general (1883–1948).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Bolshaya Polyana.
Died February 5th, 1948 at 64 years old in Nuremberg (falling from height). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde