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February 5th
177 Notable deaths
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]
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist (1905–1984).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Angélica Gorodischer
Argentine writer.
Born July 28th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 5th, 2022 at 93 years old in Rosario. [ref]
Josep Maria Espinàs
Catalan writer and journalist (1927–2023).
Born March 7th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 95 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer.
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
Jean Malaurie
French anthropologist and geographer (1922–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Mainz.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 101 years old in Dieppe. [ref]
Bodil Malmsten
Swedish poet, novelist.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Näs församling.
Died February 5th, 2016 at 71 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (cancer). [ref]
Göran Tunström
Swedish writer.
Born May 4th, 1937 in Sunne. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Ludwig Thuille
Austrian composer.
Born November 30th, 1861 in Bolzano. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1907 at 45 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 177
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé