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February 5th
177 Notable deaths
Julius Kugy
Slovenian mountain climber.
Born July 19th, 1858 in Gorizia.
Died February 5th, 1944 at 85 years old in Trieste.
René Huyghe
French art historian (1906-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1906 in Arras. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1997 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gheorghe Țițeica
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died February 5th, 1939 at 65 years old in Bucharest.
Jackson Showalter
American chess player (1860–1935).
Born February 5th, 1860 in Minerva.
Died February 5th, 1935 at 75 years old in Lexington.
Linda Sini
Italian film actress (1926–1999).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Boccioleto.
Died February 5th, 1999 at 73 years old in Rome.
Alberto Braglia
Gymnast (1883-1954).
Born March 23rd, 1883 in Campogalliano.
Died February 5th, 1954 at 70 years old in Modena.
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Polish socialist party activist, founder of żegota (1886–1968).
Born December 15th, 1886 in Saviejkі.
Died February 5th, 1968 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Sergey Vinogradov
Russian painter (1869-1938).
Born July 1st, 1869 in Nekrasovskoye. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1938 at 68 years old in Riga (pneumonia). [ref]
Karl Friedrich Geldner
German orientalist (1852–1929).
Born December 17th, 1852 in Saalfeld.
Died February 5th, 1929 at 76 years old in Marburg.
Clarke Scholes
American swimmer (1930–2010).
Born November 25th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Detroit. [ref]
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