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February 5th
233 Notable deaths
Pedro Arrupe
Twenty-eighth superior general of the society of jesus (1907-1991).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bilbao.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 83 years old in Rome.
Mike Ratledge
British musician.
Born May 6th, 1943 in Maidstone. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2025 at 81 years old in Kent. [ref]
Horace Wells
American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848).
Born February 2nd, 1819 in Hartford.
Died February 5th, 1848 at 29 years old in New York City (exsanguination, bleeding).
Ella Grasso
American politician; 83rd governor of connecticut (1975-80).
Born May 10th, 1919 in Windsor Locks.
Died February 5th, 1981 at 61 years old in Hartford (organ dysfunction).
Hsing Yun
Taiwanese buddhist monk (1927–2023).
Born August 19th, 1927 in Jiangdu County.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 95 years old in Kaohsiung. [ref]
Robert A. Dahl
American political scientist (1915–2014).
Born December 17th, 1915 in Inwood.
Died February 5th, 2014 at 98 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Harry Schwarz
South african activist (1924-2010).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Édouard Drumont
French journalist and writer (1844–1917).
Born May 3rd, 1844 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1917 at 72 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Irving Bacon
American character actor (1893-1965).
Born September 6th, 1893 in St. Joseph.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort
British noble (1900-1984).
Born April 4th, 1900 in Hamilton.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 83 years old in London.
Barnum Brown
American paleontologist (1873-1963).
Born February 12th, 1873 in Carbondale.
Died February 5th, 1963 at 89 years old in New York City.
Jacques Ibert
French composer.
Born September 15th, 1890 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1962 at 71 years old in Paris.
Ben Hardaway
American story artist and voice actor (1895-1957).
Born May 21st, 1895 in Belton.
Died February 5th, 1957 at 61 years old in North Hollywood.
Björn Granath
Swedish actor (1946-2017).
Born April 5th, 1946 in Örgryte församling.
Died February 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in Stockholms Sankt Matteus (disease). [ref]
Savielly Tartakower
Polish and french chess player (1887–1956).
Born February 22nd, 1887 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 5th, 1956 at 68 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
William Michael Rossetti
Pre-raphaelite writer and critic (1829-1919).
Born September 25th, 1829 in London.
Died February 5th, 1919 at 89 years old in London.
Sam Coppola
American actor (1932/1935–2012).
Born July 31st, 1935 in Jersey City.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Leonia (disease). [ref]
Iuliu Maniu
Romanian politician (1873–1953).
Born January 8th, 1873 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 80 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Stanley Cohen
American biochemist.
Born November 17th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Thomas Hinman Moorer
Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff (1912-2004).
Born February 9th, 1912 in Alabama.
Died February 5th, 2004 at 91 years old in Bethesda.
Dave Jerden
American record producer.
Born July 25th, 1949 in United States.
Died February 5th, 2025 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Val Logsdon Fitch
American physicist.
Born March 10th, 1923 in Merriman.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 91 years old in Princeton.
Ludwig Binswanger
Swiss psychiatrist and essayist (1881-1966).
Born April 13th, 1881 in Kreuzlingen.
Died February 5th, 1966 at 84 years old in Kreuzlingen.
Ben Enwonwu
Nigerian artist (1921-1994).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Onitsha. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1994 at 72 years old in Ikoyi. [ref]
Henry Laurens Dawes
American politician (1816–1903).
Born October 30th, 1816 in Cummington. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1903 at 86 years old in Pittsfield.
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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