Eva Keleti
Hungarian photographerDied on Friday February 6th 2026
Deaths on February 5
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 5 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 5, 2026.
Doan Duy Thanh
Vietnamese politicianDied on Friday February 6th 2026
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
American actor (Will & Grace)Died on Friday February 6th 2026
Ken Weetch British parliament dead at age 92
Ken Weetch, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1987, died on February 5, 2026, aged 92. Born Kenneth Thomas Weetch in…
Ray Handley American football coach dead at age 81
Ray Handley, an American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants, died on February 5, 2026, at age 81. Handley was the Giants’ head coach from 1991…
Ricardo Schnetzer Brazilian voice actor dead at age 72
Ricardo Schnetzer, a Brazilian voice actor, died on February 5, 2026. Born Ricardo Luiz Guimarães Schnetzer in Rio de Janeiro on April 13, 1953, he began working in dubbing in…
Stanley Zdonik Encore-Ob/Server, C-Store, Aurora/Borealis, H-Store dead at age 78
Stanley Zdonik, an American computer scientist and academic, died on February 5, 2026. He was 78. Zdonik specialized in database management systems and was a tenured professor of computer science…
Lloyd Monsen American soccer player
Lloyd Monsen, an American soccer player, died on February 5, 2026. A forward and baseball pitcher, he spent eleven seasons in the American Soccer League and also played in the…
Cesare Ruperto Judge dead at age 100
Cesare Ruperto, an Italian judge, died on February 5, 2026, in Rome at the age of 100. He served as a member of Italy’s Constitutional Court from 1993 to 2002…
Jeff Griffin American politician dead at age 81
Jeff Griffin, an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada, from 1995 to 2002, died on February 5, 2026. During his tenure, he chaired the Criminal…
Damian Ball British former footballer and coach
Damian Ball, a British rugby league footballer and coach, died on February 5, 2026. Born on July 14, 1975, he played as a loose forward and could also operate at…
Marian Jeż Engineer dead at age 84
Marian Jeż, a Polish politician, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on June 1, 1941, he served in the Sejm from 1989 to 1991 as…
Alan Trustman Screenwriter dead at age 95
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline,…
Michael Opitz German footballer
Michael Opitz, a German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Schalke 04, died on February 5, 2026. He made 158 Bundesliga appearances and 66 appearances in the 2.…
Fred Smith Bassist dead at age 77
Fred Smith, the American bassist best known for his work with the rock band Television, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz in…
Henry G. Lackey American politician dead at age 78
Henry G. Lackey, an American politician from Kentucky, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 78. He served in the Kentucky Senate from 1982 to 1987 and again…
Troy Poteete American Cherokee politician dead at age 70
Troy Poteete, an American Cherokee politician and jurist, died on February 5, 2026, at age 70. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on March 6, 1955, he served on the Cherokee Nation…
Vladimir Kuroyedov Russian admiral of the fleet dead at age 81
Vladimir Kuroyedov, Russian admiral of the fleet and former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 81. Kuroyedov led the navy from 1997…
Vardan Khachatryan Armenian politician, minister of finance dead at age 66
Vardan Khachatryan, Armenian politician and minister of finance from 2000 to 2008, died on February 5, 2026. Born in Jermuk on April 6, 1959, he later served as counselor to…
Helen and Joseph Maltese singer dead at age 75
Helen and Joseph, the Maltese singing duo of Joe Cutajar and Helen Micallef, died on February 5, 2026, aged 75. Best known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest…
Greg Brown American musician and songwriter dead at age 56
Greg Brown, an American musician and songwriter known for his work with Cake and Deathray, died on February 5, 2026. Born Gregory Paul Brown in Sacramento, California, on January 3,…
Alevtina Fedulova Russian political activist dead at age 85
Alevtina Fedulova, a Russian political activist and leader of the Soviet Women's Committee, later the Union of Women of Russia, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 85.…
Antonio Arregui Yarza Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 86
Antonio Arregui Yarza, a Spanish-born Ecuadorian Roman Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, died on February 5, 2026, at age 86 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Born in Oñati, Spain, on…
Janina Borońska Actress dead at age -1
Janina Borońska, a Polish film and theatre actress, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, now Łódź, Poland, on June 16,…
Tamás Vásáry Hungarian pianist and conductor dead at age 92
Tamás Vásáry, the Hungarian pianist and conductor, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Debrecen on August 11, 1933, he began as a child prodigy,…
Luc-Russel Adjaho Evangelical pastor dead at age -1
Luc-Russel Adjaho, a Togolese evangelical pastor, died on February 5, 2026. He had worked as a bailiff before entering pastoral ministry within the evangelical movement. Adjaho founded the Église de…
Thanasis Skourtopoulos Greek basketball player and coach dead at age 60
Thanasis Skourtopoulos, a Greek basketball player and coach, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Athens in 1965, he played professionally for Dafni Dafniou, Pagrati…
Howard Twilley
American football player (Tulsa Golden HurricaneDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Jack Penrod
American entrepreneurDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Kenneth Kitchen
92–93Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Thierry Rocher
French playwright and actorDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Vito Di Tano
Italian cyclo-cross cyclistDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Sea Diallo
Senegalese painter and plastic artistDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Wily Mignon
Beninese singer and composerDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Will Cagle
American racing driverDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Deaths in January 2025
-Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Gordon Marshall
English-Scottish footballer (Heart of MidlothianDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Steven Lawayne Nelson
American convicted murdererDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Virginia Halas McCaskey
American football executive (Chicago Bears)Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Andrzej Marchel
Polish footballer (Lechia GdańskDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Norma Sebré
78-79Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Ana María Iriarte
Spanish mezzosopranoDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Cristina Fructuoso
Spanish radio journalistDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Peter Christensen
Danish politicianDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Benzion Miller
German-born Canadian cantorDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Józef Stala
Polish Roman Catholic priestDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Peter Enders
German chess playerDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Paul-Loup Sulitzer
French author and businessmanDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Sir Murray Stuart-Smith
British juristDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Tatiana Bayeva
Russian dissident (1968 Red Square demonstration)Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Aldo Tortorella
Italian partisan and politicianDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Satoru Abe
American sculptor and painterDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Stewart Reuben
British chess playerDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Wang Renzhi
Chinese politicianDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Irv Gotti
American record producer and executiveDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Victoria Powers
66–67Died on Thursday February 6th 2025
Melvin Way
American artistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Mickey Gilbert
American stuntman (The Fall GuyDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Stefan Yanev
Bulgarian footballer (Spartak VarnaDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Wilhelmenia Fernandez
American sopranoDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Sebastián Piñera
Chilean politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Mario Giovinetto
Argentine glaciologistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Laralyn McWilliams
American video game designerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Deaths in January 2024
-Died on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Ann Bowers
American business executive and philanthropistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Judith D. Sally
American mathematicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Javier Salmeron
Spanish paralympic athleteDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Brigitte Bout
French politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Chang Chuan-chiung
Taiwanese pharmacologistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Helga Paris
German photographerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Veena Verma
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Joan Montgomery
Australian teacherDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Hrant Ayvazyan
Armenian politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Janusz Kapuściński
Polish geophysicistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Miguel Ángel
Spanish footballer (Real MadridDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
K. Parasuraman
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Gheorghe Iamandi
Romanian football player and managerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Rubab Sayda
Indian politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Rafiga Akhundova
Azerbaijani ballet dancerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
John Bruton
Irish politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Jimmy Uguro
Papua New Guinean politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Tsutomu Hanahara
Japanese wrestlerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Farooq Nazki
Indian poet and broadcasterDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Toby Keith
American country music singerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Mohamed Bensaid Ait Idder
Moroccan political activistDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Abd Mohd Khalid Mohd Ali
Malaysian footballer (SelangorDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Walter van den Broeck
Belgian writer and playwrightDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Keshav Kumar Budhathoki
Nepalese politicianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Agostino Borromeo
Italian historianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Jean-Pierre Babelon
French historianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Vittorio Vidotto
Italian historianDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Louis Lambert
Belgian footballer (Royal AntwerDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Xavier Robson
Brazilian footballer (PeñarolDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Charlie Norris
American professional wrestlerDied on Monday February 6th 2023
Khalipha Nando
Filipino Wa'lī of BangsamoroDied on Monday February 6th 2023
Jerry W. Tillman
American politicianDied on Monday February 6th 2023