Götz Werner

German businessman and basic income advocate (1944–2022).

Born February 5th, 1944 in Heidelberg.

Died February 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Stuttgart. ^[ref]

Robert Byron Bird

American chemical engineer (1924–2020).

Born February 5th, 1924 in Bryan.

Died November 13th, 2020 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Japanese association football player.

Born February 5th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Gara Garayev

Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982).

Born February 5th, 1918 in Baku.

Died May 13th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow.

Dominique Besnehard

French actor and film producer.

Born February 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Bois-Colombes.

Recep Peker

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1889–1950).

Born February 5th, 1889 in Istanbul.

Died April 2nd, 1950 at 61 years old in Istanbul.

Gabriel Caballero

Mexican footballer and manager.

Born February 5th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Rosario.

Takayuki Seto

Japanese association football player.

Born February 5th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Nagoya.

Tomáš Kopecký

Slovak professional ice hockey player.

Born February 5th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Ilava.

Cho Young-wook

South korean association football player, born 1999.

Born February 5th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]

Mitsuo Matayoshi

Japanese perennial candidate and messiah claimant (1944-2018).

Born February 5th, 1944 in Ginowan.

Died July 20th, 2018 at 74 years old (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Fred Sinowatz

Austrian historian and chancellor (1929-2008).

Born February 5th, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha.

Died August 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Marco Spissu

Italian basketball player.

Born February 5th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Sassari.

Omer Nishani

Albanian politician (1887-1954).

Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.

Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.

Vladimir Minorsky

Russian historian, orientalist, iranist (1877–1966).

Born February 5th, 1877 in Korcheva. ^[ref]

Died March 25th, 1966 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo

Spanish communist major.

Born February 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Marinaleda.

Barry Hoban

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 5th, 1940 in Wakefield.

Died April 19th, 2025 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Panamarenko

Belgian assembly artist, sculptor, graphic artist (1940-2019).

Born February 5th, 1940 in Antwerp. ^[ref]

Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in Brakel. ^[ref]

Ludovic Sylvestre

French footballer (born 1984).

Born February 5th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Le Blanc-Mesnil.

Dirk Stikker

Dutch politician (1897-1979).

Born February 5th, 1897 in Winschoten.

Died December 23rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Wassenaar. ^[ref]

Jenny Gröllmann

German actress (1947–2006).

Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.

Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).

Hilde Benjamin

German politician (1902-1989).

Born February 5th, 1902 in Bernburg.

Died April 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Berlin.

Azouz Begag

French sociologist, economist and writer.

Born February 5th, 1957 (age 69 years) in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann

Nicaraguan-american catholic priest and diplomat (1933–2017).

Born February 5th, 1933 in Los Angeles.

Died June 8th, 2017 at 84 years old in Managua. ^[ref]

Carlos Soria Fontán

Alpinist from spain.

Born February 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Spain.