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February 5th
176 Notable deaths
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.
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 (cervical cancer). [ref]
William Morris Davis
American geographer.
Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
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.
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
Lilian Rolfe
Allied secret agent in world war ii.
Born April 26th, 1914 in Paris.
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.
Born March 20th, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 176
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