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February 5th
233 Notable deaths
John Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon (1903–1973).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Antti Aarne
Finnish folklorist (1867-1925).
Born December 5th, 1867 in Pori.
Died February 5th, 1925 at 57 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Donald Peterman
American cinematographer (1932-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (disease). [ref]
Beverly Pepper
American artist (1922-2020).
Born December 20th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Todi. [ref]
Claude Autant-Lara
French film director (1901–2000).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Luzarches.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in Antibes.
Hermann Josef Abs
German banker, under nazis (1901–1994).
Born October 15th, 1901 in Bonn.
Died February 5th, 1994 at 92 years old in Bad Soden am Taunus.
Heinrich Harder
German artist (1858-1935).
Born June 2nd, 1858 in Putzar.
Died February 5th, 1935 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Peder Balke
Norwegian painter (1804-1887).
Born November 4th, 1804 in Helgøya.
Died February 5th, 1887 at 82 years old in Christiania.
Tamás Vásáry
Hungarian pianist and conductor (1933–2026).
Born August 11th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died February 5th, 2026 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Lawrence Weingarten
American film producer (1897-1975).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Norrbärke församling.
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Roberto Raviola
Italian comic book artist.
Born May 30th, 1939 in Bologna. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 56 years old in Imola (pancreatic cancer).
George Koltanowski
Chess master (1903–2000).
Born September 17th, 1903 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 96 years old in San Francisco.
Richard MacDonnell
Former governor of the gambia, south australia, nova scotia, and hong kong (1814-1881).
Born September 3rd, 1814 in Dublin.
Died February 5th, 1881 at 66 years old in Hyères.
William Collier Jr.
American actor (1902–1987).
Born February 12th, 1902 in New York City.
Died February 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist (1882–1971).
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
Matilde Moisant
American aviator (1878–1964).
Born September 13th, 1878 in Earl Park.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Mihal Grameno
Albanian politician and journalist (1871–1931).
Born January 13th, 1871 in Korçë.
Died February 5th, 1931 at 60 years old in Korçë.
Joseph M. Carey
American politician (1845–1924).
Born January 19th, 1845 in Milton.
Died February 5th, 1924 at 79 years old in Cheyenne.
Margot Duhalde Sotomayor
Chilean aviator (1920–2018).
Born December 12th, 1920 in Río Bueno. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2018 at 97 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rik Coppens
Belgian footballer (1930–2015).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 84 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Manès Sperber
Austrian-french novelist, essayist and psychologist (1905–1984).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Zabolotiv.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolph E. Borie
United states merchant; secretary of the navy briefly (1809-1880).
Born November 25th, 1809 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1880 at 70 years old in Philadelphia.
Angélica Gorodischer
Argentine writer (1928–2022).
Born July 28th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 5th, 2022 at 93 years old in Rosario. [ref]
Josep Maria Espinàs
Spanish writer and journalist.
Born March 7th, 1927 in Barcelona.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 95 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
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