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February 5th
169 Notable deaths
Grete Rosenberg
Swimmer (1896–1979).
Born October 7th, 1896 in Hanover.
Died February 5th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hildesheim.
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in St. Gallen.
Died February 5th, 1959 at 85 years old in Geneva.
Sigurd Andersson
Cross-country skier (1926-2009).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Kalix. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Kalix. [ref]
Antero Ojala
Speed skater (1916–1982).
Born December 10th, 1916 in Zelenogorsk.
Died February 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lappajärvi.
Rolf Lefdahl
Gymnast (1882-1965).
Born August 13th, 1882 in Christiania.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 82 years old in Bærum.
Fernando Marías Amondo
Writer from spain.
Born June 13th, 1958 in Bilbao.
Died February 5th, 2022 at 63 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Vladimir Vysotskiy
Russian admiral.
Born August 18th, 1954 in Komarno.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Moscow.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi