Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
February 5th
233 Notable deaths
Ethel Shutta
American actress and singer (1896-1976).
Born December 1st, 1896 in Manhattan.
Died February 5th, 1976 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
Pakistani composer (1902–1953).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Karachi.
Died February 5th, 1953 at 50 years old in Karachi.
Jean Malaurie
French anthropologist and geographer (1922–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Mainz.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 101 years old in Dieppe. [ref]
Bodil Malmsten
Swedish poet, novelist (1944–2016).
Born August 19th, 1944 in Näs församling.
Died February 5th, 2016 at 71 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (cancer). [ref]
Göran Tunström
Swedish writer (1937–2000).
Died February 5th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Ludwig Thuille
Austrian composer.
Born November 30th, 1861 in Bolzano. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1907 at 45 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elisabeth Vrba
American paleontologist.
Born May 17th, 1942 in Hamburg.
Died February 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Carlos Borges
Uruguayan footballer (1932-2014).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2014 at 82 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine roman catholic cardinal (1920–1998).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in 9 de Julio.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 77 years old in Rome, Vatican City.
Ragnar Östberg
Swedish architect (1866–1945).
Born July 14th, 1866 in Stockholm.
Died February 5th, 1945 at 78 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Adolf Bernhard Meyer
German zoologist and anthropologist (1840–1911).
Born October 11th, 1840 in Hamburg.
Died February 5th, 1911 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Galimzyan Khusainov
Soviet and russian footballer (1937-2010).
Born June 27th, 1937 in Nurlatsky District.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Adnan Kahveci
Turkish statesperson (1949–1993).
Born February 20th, 1949 in Trabzon.
Died February 5th, 1993 at 43 years old in Bolu (traffic collision).
Egil Hovland
Norwegian composer (1924-2013).
Born October 18th, 1924 in Mysen.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 88 years old in Fredrikstad Municipality. [ref]
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Italian conductor (1909–1996).
Born July 27th, 1909 in Bergamo.
Died February 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Bergamo.
Václav Vorlíček
Czech director and scriptwriter (1930-2019).
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2019 at 88 years old in Prague (lung cancer). [ref]
Alecu Russo
Moldavian romanian writer, literary critic and publicist (1819-1859).
Born March 17th, 1819 in Chișinău.
Died February 5th, 1859 at 39 years old in Iași (tuberculosis).
Omar Amiralay
Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist (1944–2011).
Born October 20th, 1944 in Damascus. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 66 years old in Damascus (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louisa Martindale
English surgeon (1872-1966).
Born October 30th, 1872 in Leytonstone.
Died February 5th, 1966 at 93 years old in London (disease).
André Gedalge
French composer (1856-1926).
Born December 27th, 1856 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 5th, 1926 at 69 years old in Chessy.
Julius Kugy
Slovenian mountain climber.
Born July 19th, 1858 in Gorizia.
Died February 5th, 1944 at 85 years old in Trieste.
Stefan Meller
Polish diplomat (1942-2008).
Born July 4th, 1942 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gheorghe Țițeica
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939).
Born October 4th, 1873 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died February 5th, 1939 at 65 years old in Bucharest.
Sigmund Exner
Austrian physiologist (1846–1926).
Born April 5th, 1846 in Vienna.
Died February 5th, 1926 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 233
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown