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February 5th
166 Notable deaths
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling. [ref]
Margot Duhalde Sotomayor
Chilean aviator (1920–2018).
Born December 12th, 1920 in Río Bueno. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2018 at 97 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rik Coppens
Belgian footballer (1930-2015).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 84 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist.
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
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.
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. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Angélica Gorodischer
Argentine writer.
Born July 28th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 5th, 2022 at 93 years old in Rosario. [ref]
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mihal Grameno
Albanian politician and journalist.
Born January 13th, 1871 in Korçë.
Died February 5th, 1931 at 60 years old in Korçë.
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