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February 5th
233 Notable deaths
Kim Ki-young
South korean film director (1919–1998).
Born October 10th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 78 years old in Seoul.
Auguste Vaillant
Sentenced to death in france.
Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
American biochemist (1925-1983).
Born March 11th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1983 at 57 years old in Silver Spring.
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Charles S. Deneen
American politician (1863-1940).
Born May 4th, 1863 in Edwardsville.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 76 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Denise Bloch
French secret agent (1916-1945).
Born January 21st, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 29 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
Croatian engineer and inventor (1871–1922).
Born April 20th, 1871 in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Died February 5th, 1922 at 50 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).
Su Yu
Chinese general (1907-1984).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Huitong County.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Dana Vávrová
Czech-german actress and film director (1967-2009).
Born August 9th, 1967 in Prague.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 41 years old in Munich (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
William Morris Davis
American geographer (1850–1934).
Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena.
Paul Durand-Ruel
French art dealer (1831-1922).
Born October 31st, 1831 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 5th, 1922 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre
French philosopher (1842–1909).
Born March 26th, 1842 in Paris.
Died February 5th, 1909 at 66 years old in Pau.
Bill Hinzman
American actor (1936–2012).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Coraopolis.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 75 years old in Darlington (cancer). [ref]
Otto Wöhler
German general (1894–1987).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
Stuart Freeborn
British make-up artist.
Born September 5th, 1914 in Leytonstone.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 98 years old in London. [ref]
Lilian Rolfe
Allied secret agent in world war ii (1914–1945).
Born April 26th, 1914 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1945 at 30 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Anastasy Vonsyatsky
Russian anti-bolshevik émigré to usa (1898-1965).
Born June 12th, 1898 in Warsaw.
Died February 5th, 1965 at 66 years old in St. Petersburg.
Ernesto Nazareth
Brazilian composer and pianist (1863–1934).
Born March 20th, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 5th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drowning).
Lew Brown
Russian-american tin pan alley lyricist, songwriter (1893-1958).
Born December 10th, 1893 in Odesa. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1958 at 64 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eduard Fraenkel
German-british classical philologist (1888–1970).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1970 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Vasily Rozanov
Russian philosopher (1856-1919).
Born May 2nd, 1856 in Vetluga.
Died February 5th, 1919 at 62 years old in Sergiyev Posad.
Leone Ginzburg
Italian writer and activist (1909–1944).
Born April 4th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died February 5th, 1944 at 34 years old in Rome (torture).
Curt Sachs
German musicologist (1881–1959).
Born June 29th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1959 at 77 years old in New York City.
Hiroko Nagata
Japanese activist (1945–2011).
Born February 8th, 1945 in Tokyo.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 65 years old in Tokyo (brain cancer). [ref]
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