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February 5th
166 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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.
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).
Joachim Halupczok
Polish cyclist (1968-1994).
Born June 3rd, 1968 in Ozimek.
Died February 5th, 1994 at 25 years old in Opole (myocardial infarction).
Frederiek Nolf
Road bicycle racer.
Born February 10th, 1987 in Kortrijk.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 21 years old in Doha.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 166
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi