Famous Deaths for 5th February 2026

1758 – Bernhard Christian Weber, German composer, dies at 45
1807 – Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80
1825 – Pierre Gaveaux, French composer, dies at 64
1924 – Alexis Hollander, German conductor and composer, dies at 83
1958 – H. M. Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84
1960 – Louis Stricker, South African cricketer (South African open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies at 75
2007 – Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1995) (b. 1930)
2013 – Stuart Freeborn, English motion picture make-up artist, dies at 98
2016 – Ray Colcord III, American film and television composer (Boy Meets World; Heartwood), and session keyboardist (Don McLean, Lou Reed), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66
2019 – Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas and the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, dies of liver cancer and diabetes complications at 79

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