35 notable people died on February 5, including Val Fitch, Wassily Leontief, Stanley Cohen.
21st Century
6 deaths
Val Fitch
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1980)
Stanley Cohen
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986)
Václav Vorlíček
actorfilm director
Czech director and scriptwriter (1930-2019)
Leda Mileva
diplomatjournalist
Bulgarian poet and diplomat (1920-2013)
Albert Barillé
directorfilm director
French film producer (1920–2009)
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Oleg Grinevsky
diplomathistorian
Russian diplomat
20th Century
12 deaths
Wassily Leontief
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1973)
Gheorghe Țițeica
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939)
Nguyễn Khuyến
academicphilosopher
Vietnamese scholar, poet and teacher
Osório Duque-Estrada
diplomatjournalist
Brazilian poet, literary critic, teacher, librarian and essayist (1870-1927)
Salvatore Cardillo
composersongwriter
Italian composer (1874–1947)
Algernon Graves
art historianpainter
British artist (1845-1922)
Mihal Grameno
journalistpolitician
Albanian politician and journalist (1871–1931)
Bhanubandhu Yugala of Thailand
film directorfilm producer
Thai prince (1910–1995)
Gustav Eberlein
illustratorpainter
German artist (1847–1926)
Stefan Witold Matejko
artistpainter
Polish painter and stained-glass designer (1871–1935)
British noble (1843–1936)
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Sami Ibrahim Haddad
surgeonwriter
Lebanese writer
19th Century
5 deaths
Charles XIII of Sweden
monarch
King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)
Serafín Estébanez Calderón
historianlawyer
Spanish author (1799-1867)
Richard Robert Madden
historianphysician
Irish doctor, writer, abolitionist and historian (1798–1886)
William Berczy
architectpainter
Canadian pioneer and painter (1744-1813)
Modesta Sanginés Uriarte
composerwriter
Bolivian writer and composer
18th Century
5 deaths
Sébastien Truchet
architectdesigner
French Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
Carlo Fontana
architectdesigner
Italian architect (1634/1638–1714)
Browne Willis
art historianpolitician
English politician (1682–1760)
José Antonio de Gaztañeta
military personnelwriter
Spanish admiral
Cajsa Warg
chefwriter
Swedish housekeeper and author
17th Century
1 death
Martin Behm
pastorpoet
German theologian and writer (1557-1622)
16th Century
3 deaths
Thomas Platter the Elder
printertheologian
Swiss writer, scholar and printer
Jan Standonck
Catholic priestphilosopher
Dutch theologian
Bernardino de Sahagún
anthropologistChristian missionary
Ca. 1499-1590, Spanish mesoamericanist, evangelizador, fraile franciscano, misionero
14th Century
2 deaths
Meister Eckhart
mysticphilosopher
German philosopher and theologian
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Saw Yun
monarch
King of Sagaing
12th Century
1 death
Gelasius II
Catholic priestwriter
Pope from 1118 to 1119
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