February 5th

177 Notable deaths

Vladimir Vysotskiy

Russian admiral.

Born August 18th, 1954 in Komarno.

Died February 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Moscow.

Peter H. Jackson

British rower (1912-1983).

Born November 15th, 1912 in Market Harborough.

Died February 5th, 1983 at 70 years old in Cirencester.

Antonio Arregui Yarza

Catholic archbishop.

Born June 3rd, 1939 in Oñati.

Died February 5th, 2026 at 86 years old in Guayaquil.

Franco Andreoli

Swiss footballer (1915-2009).

Born December 2nd, 1915 in Canton of Ticino.

Died February 5th, 2009 at 93 years old

Hidetoki Takahashi

Japanese association football player (1916-2000).

Born April 11th, 1916 in Fukushima.

Died February 5th, 2000 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Kurt Behrens

German diver (1884–1928).

Born November 26th, 1884 in Magdeburg.

Died February 5th, 1928 at 43 years old in Berlin.

Pertti Purhonen

Boxer.

Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.

Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Julia García-Valdecasas

Spanish politician (1944–2009).

Born January 29th, 1944 in Barcelona.

Died February 5th, 2009 at 65 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia).

Gustav Gassner

German botanist and plant pathologist (1881-1955).

Born January 17th, 1881 in Berlin.

Died February 5th, 1955 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. [ref]

Sofia Rusova

Ukrainian writer and activist.

Born February 18th, 1856 in Oleshnia.

Died February 5th, 1940 at 83 years old in Prague.

Deaths 151 to 160 of 177

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