February 5th
233 Notable deaths
Vladimir Vysotskiy
Russian admiral.
Born August 18th, 1954 in Komarno.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Peter H. Jackson
British rower (1912-1983).
Born November 15th, 1912 in Market Harborough.
Died February 5th, 1983 at 70 years old in Cirencester.
Franco Andreoli
Swiss footballer (1915-2009).
Born December 2nd, 1915 in Canton of Ticino.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 93 years old
Hidetoki Takahashi
Japanese association football player and manager (1916–2000).
Born April 11th, 1916 in Fukushima.
Died February 5th, 2000 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Kurt Behrens
German diver (1884–1928).
Born November 26th, 1884 in Magdeburg.
Died February 5th, 1928 at 43 years old in Berlin.
Pertti Purhonen
Finnish boxer (1942–2011).
Born February 14th, 1942 in Helsinki.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 68 years old in Porvoo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Julia García-Valdecasas
Spanish politician (1944–2009).
Born January 29th, 1944 in Barcelona.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 65 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia).
Gustav Gassner
German botanist and plant pathologist (1881-1955).
Born January 17th, 1881 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1955 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. [ref]
Sofia Rusova
Ukrainian writer and activist.
Born February 18th, 1856 in Oleshnia.
Died February 5th, 1940 at 83 years old in Prague.
Harold McMunn
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born October 6th, 1902 in Lanark.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Giulio Basletta
Italian fencer (1890-1975).
Born May 5th, 1890 in Vigevano.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 84 years old in Vigevano.
Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg
Hungarian mycologist (1802-1892).
Born August 19th, 1802 in Gornji Viduševac.
Died February 5th, 1892 at 89 years old in Vinkovci.
Xavier Eluère
Boxer (1897–1967).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Issé. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1967 at 69 years old in Saint-Privat-des-Prés. [ref]
José Selgas
Spanish writer (1822–1882).
Born November 27th, 1822 in Lorca.
Died February 5th, 1882 at 59 years old in Madrid.
Paul Marie André Richaud
Catholic cardinal (1887–1968).
Born April 16th, 1887 in Versailles.
Died February 5th, 1968 at 80 years old in Bordeaux.
Moriz Haupt
German philologist (1808–1874).
Born July 27th, 1808 in Zittau.
Died February 5th, 1874 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Axel Ljung
Swedish artistic gymnast and athlete (1884-1938).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Stockholm.
Died February 5th, 1938 at 53 years old in Stockholm.
Modesta Sanginés Uriarte
Bolivian writer and composer.
Born February 26th, 1832 in La Paz.
Died February 5th, 1887 at 54 years old in Paris.
Sven Agge
Swedish biathlete (1925-2004).
Born June 16th, 1925 in Siljansnäs.
Died February 5th, 2004 at 78 years old in Siljansnäs.
Fernando Marías Amondo
Spanish writer (1958–2022).
Born June 13th, 1958 in Bilbao.
Died February 5th, 2022 at 63 years old in Madrid (autoimmune hepatitis). [ref]
Grete Rosenberg
Swimmer (1896–1979).
Born October 7th, 1896 in Hanover.
Died February 5th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hildesheim.
Antero Ojala
Speed skater (1916–1982).
Born December 10th, 1916 in Zelenogorsk.
Died February 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lappajärvi.
Sigurd Andersson
Cross-country skier (1926-2009).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Kalix. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Kalix. [ref]
Joseph Roffo
French tug of war competitor (1879–1933).
Born January 21st, 1879 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 5th, 1933 at 54 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan