February 5th
163 Notable deaths
Ian Carmichael
Actor (1920-2010).
Born June 18th, 1920 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Yorkshire. [ref]
Violeta Parra
Chilean musician and folklorist (1917-1967).
Born October 4th, 1917 in San Carlos. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1967 at 49 years old in La Reina. [ref]
Béla Kiss
Hungarian serial killer (1877-1915).
Born July 28th, 1877 in Budapest.
Died February 5th, 1915 at 37 years old in Valjevo. [ref]
Brian Jacques
British fiction writer known for redwall animal fantasy novels (1939-2011).
Born June 15th, 1939 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johannes Blaskowitz
German general.
Born July 10th, 1883 in Bolshaya Polyana. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1948 at 64 years old in Nuremberg (fall). [ref]
Mátyás Rákosi
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 78 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Inayat Khan
Founder of the sufi order in the west in 1914 and teacher of universal sufism.
Born July 5th, 1882 in Vadodara.
Died February 5th, 1927 at 44 years old in New Delhi.
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger.
Born April 17th, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Ali Sadpara
Pakistani mountaineer.
Born February 2nd, 1976 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 45 years old in K2.
Étienne Gnassingbé Eyadéma
President of togo (1935-2005).
Born December 26th, 1935 in Pya.
Died February 5th, 2005 at 69 years old in Tunis Governorate (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard