People who died on February 5 81
Avitus of Vienne
d. 523 (b. 470)
Avitus of Vienne, Latin archbishop and saint (b. 470)
Emperor Kanmu
d. 806 (b. 737)
Emperor Kanmu, Japanese emperor (b. 737)
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich
d. 1015
Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, German abbess and saint (b. c. 970)
Alfred Aetheling
d. 1036
Alfred Aetheling, Anglo-Saxon prince (approximate date)
Zafadola
d. 1146
Zafadola, last ruler of the Hudid dynasty
Giovanni Battista Moroni
d. 1578 (b. 1520)
Giovanni Battista Moroni, Italian painter (b. 1520)
Shunzhi Emperor
d. 1661 (b. 1638)
Shunzhi Emperor of China (b. 1638)
Philipp Spener
d. 1705 (b. 1635)
Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
Henri François d'Aguesseau
d. 1751 (b. 1668)
Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
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Nicolaas Kruik
d. 1754 (b. 1678)
Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun
d. 1766 (b. 1705)
Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
Eusebius Amort
d. 1775 (b. 1692)
Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
William Cullen
d. 1790 (b. 1710)
William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
Pasquale Paoli
d. 1807 (b. 1725)
Pasquale Paoli, French soldier and politician (d. 1807)
Charles XIII of Sweden
d. 1818 (b. 1748)
Charles XIII of Sweden (d. 1818)
Thomas Carlyle
d. 1881 (b. 1795)
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
Adolfo Rivadeneyra
d. 1882 (b. 1841)
Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
Emilie Flygare-Carlén
d. 1892 (b. 1807)
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (d. 1892)
Ross Barnes
d. 1915 (b. 1850)
Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
Jaber II Al-Sabah
d. 1917 (b. 1860)
Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
Christiaan de Wet
d. 1922 (b. 1854)
Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala
d. 1922 (b. 1871)
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
Inayat Khan
d. 1927 (b. 1882)
Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (d. 1927)
Athanasios Eftaxias
d. 1931 (b. 1849)
Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
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Josiah Thomas
d. 1933 (b. 1863)
Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1933)
Lou Andreas-Salomé
d. 1937 (b. 1861)
Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (d. 1937)
Hans Litten
d. 1938 (b. 1903)
Hans Litten, German lawyer (d. 1938)
Banjo Paterson
d. 1941 (b. 1864)
Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1941)
Otto Strandman
d. 1941 (b. 1875)
Otto Strandman, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1875)
George Arliss
d. 1946 (b. 1868)
George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
Johannes Blaskowitz
d. 1948 (b. 1883)
Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (d. 1948)
Adela Verne
d. 1952 (b. 1877)
Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (d. 1952)
Victor Houteff
d. 1955 (b. 1885)
Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
Sami Ibrahim Haddad
d. 1957 (b. 1890)
Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)
Jacques Ibert
d. 1962 (b. 1890)
Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator (d. 1962)
Leon Leonwood Bean
d. 1967 (b. 1872)
Leon Leonwood Bean, American businessman, founded L.L.Bean (b. 1872)
Thelma Ritter
d. 1969 (b. 1905)
Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (d. 1969)
Rudy York
d. 1970 (b. 1913)
Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970)
Marianne Moore
d. 1972 (b. 1887)
Marianne Moore, American poet, author, critic, and translator (b. 1887)
Rudy Pompilli
d. 1976 (b. 1924)
Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976)
Oskar Klein
d. 1977 (b. 1894)
Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1977)
Ella T. Grasso
d. 1981 (b. 1919)
Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1981)
Neil Aggett
d. 1982 (b. 1953)
Neil Aggett, Kenyan-South African physician and union leader (b. 1953)
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
d. 1983 (b. 1925)
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)
William Collier, Jr.
d. 1987 (b. 1902)
William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
Joe Raposo
d. 1989 (b. 1937)
Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
Dean Jagger
d. 1991 (b. 1903)
Dean Jagger, American actor (b. 1903)
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Miguel Rolando Covian
d. 1992 (b. 1913)
Miguel Rolando Covian, Argentinian-Brazilian physiologist and academic (b. 1913)
Seán Flanagan
d. 1993 (b. 1922)
Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1922)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
William Pène du Bois
d. 1993 (b. 1916)
William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (d. 1993)
Doug McClure
d. 1995 (b. 1935)
Doug McClure, American actor (b. 1935)
Pamela Harriman
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Pamela Harriman, English-American diplomat, 58th United States Ambassador to France (b. 1920)
René Huyghe
d. 1997 (b. 1906)
René Huyghe, French historian and author (d. 1997)
Tim Kelly (musician)
d. 1998 (b. 1963)
Tim Kelly, American guitarist (b. 1963)
Wassily Leontief
d. 1999 (b. 1906)
Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
Claude Autant-Lara
d. 2000 (b. 1901)
Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
John Hench
d. 2004 (b. 1908)
John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
d. 2005 (b. 1937)
Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Togolese general and politician, President of Togo (b. 1937)
Michalina Wisłocka
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (d. 2005)
Norma Candal
d. 2006 (b. 1927)
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican-American actress (d. 2006)
Leo T. McCarthy
d. 2007 (b. 1930)
Leo T. McCarthy, New Zealand-American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (b. 1930)
Alfred Worm
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1945)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
d. 2008 (b. 1918)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founded Transcendental Meditation (b. 1918)
Brendan Burke
d. 2010 (b. 1988)
Brendan Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and activist (b. 1988)
Harry Schwarz
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Harry Schwarz, German-South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 13th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2010)
Brian Jacques
d. 2011 (b. 1939)
Brian Jacques, English author and radio host (b. 1939)
Peggy Rea
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director (b. 1921)
Sam Coppola
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
Sam Coppola, American actor (b. 1932)
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Al De Lory
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Al De Lory, American keyboard player, conductor, and producer (b. 1930)
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John Turner Sargent, Sr.
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
John Turner Sargent, Sr., American publisher (b. 1924)
Jo Zwaan
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
Jo Zwaan, Dutch sprinter (b. 1922)
Reinaldo Gargano
d. 2013 (b. 1934)
Reinaldo Gargano, Uruguayan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Uruguay (b. 1934)
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Egil Hovland
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Egil Hovland, Norwegian composer and conductor (b. 1924)
Tom McGuigan
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
Tom McGuigan, New Zealand soldier and politician, 23rd New Zealand Minister of Health (b. 1921)
Robert A. Dahl
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Robert A. Dahl, American political scientist and academic (b. 1915)
K. N. Choksy
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
Marisa Del Frate
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Marisa Del Frate, Italian actress and singer (b. 1931)
Val Logsdon Fitch
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
Herman Rosenblat
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Herman Rosenblat, Polish-American author (b. 1929)
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Ciriaco Cañete
d. 2016 (b. 1919)
Ciriaco Cañete, Filipino martial artist (b. 1919)