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February 5th
166 Notable deaths
Hsing Yun
Taiwanese buddhist monk (1927–2023).
Born August 19th, 1927 in Jiangdu County.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 95 years old in Kaohsiung. [ref]
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]
Sam Coppola
American actor.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Jersey City.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 76 years old in Leonia (disease). [ref]
Auguste Vaillant
French anarchist.
Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris (guillotine, decapitation).
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.
William Morris Davis
American geographer.
Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Kim Ki-young
South korean film director.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Seoul.
Died February 5th, 1998 at 78 years old in Seoul. [ref]
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 (cervical cancer). [ref]
Oskar Klein
Swedish physicist.
Born September 15th, 1894 in Mörby.
Died February 5th, 1977 at 82 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Su Yu
Chinese general (1907-1984).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Huitong County.
Died February 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid