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February 5th
176 Notable deaths
Stanley Cohen
American biochemist.
Born November 17th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Dave Jerden
American record producer.
Born July 25th, 1949 in United States.
Died February 5th, 2025 at 75 years old
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. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1966 at 84 years old in Kreuzlingen. [ref]
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]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling