February 5th
169 Notable deaths
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.
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine roman catholic cardinal (1920–1998).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in 9 de Julio.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Rome, Vatican City.
Karl Friedrich Geldner
German orientalist (1852–1929).
Born December 17th, 1852 in Saalfeld.
Died February 5th, 1929 at 76 years old in Marburg.
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]
Jackson Showalter
American chess player.
Born February 5th, 1860 in Minerva.
Died February 5th, 1935 at 75 years old in Lexington.
Max Sailer
Racecar driver (1882–1964).
Born December 20th, 1882 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 81 years old in Esslingen am Neckar.
Yves Pouliquen
French ophthalmologist (1931-2020).
Born February 17th, 1931 in Mortain. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 88 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Clarke Scholes
American swimmer (1930–2010).
Born November 25th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Hans Croon
Dutch football manager (1936-1985).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Malang.
Died February 5th, 1985 at 48 years old in Rotterdam (traffic collision).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs