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In the year 2005
794 Notable deaths
Rosa Parks
Civil rights activist.
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
John Paul II
Head of the roman catholic church from 1978 to 2005.
Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice.
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Apostolic Palace (Parkinson's disease, sepsis, myocardial infarction, senility).
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Peoria.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 65 years old in Encino (multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction).
Eddie Guerrero
Native hispanic/latino-american wrestler (1967–2005).
Born October 9th, 1967 in El Paso.
Died November 13th, 2005 at 38 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure). [ref]
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937-2005).
Born July 18th, 1937 in Louisville.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 67 years old in Woody Creek. [ref]
Johnny Carson
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Corning.
Died January 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Pat Morita
Japanese-american actor (1932-2005).
Born June 28th, 1932 in Isleton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2005 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnnie Cochran
American attorney (1937–2005).
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Shreveport.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 67 years old in Los Feliz (brain cancer).
Arthur Miller
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005).
Born October 17th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Roxbury (cancer, heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Luther Vandross
American r&b singer (1951–2005).
Born April 20th, 1951 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 54 years old in Edison (diabetes).
Anne Bancroft
American actress (1931–2005).
Born September 17th, 1931 in The Bronx.
Died June 6th, 2005 at 73 years old in New York City, Manhattan (uterine cancer). [ref]
George Best
Northern irish association football player (1946-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1946 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 59 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Amrish Puri
Indian actor (1932-2005).
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Jalandhar. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gemini Ganesan
Indian actor (1920–2005).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Pudukkottai.
Died March 22nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Chennai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Sunil Dutt
Hindi film actor.
Born June 6th, 1930 in Jhelum. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2005 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mitch Hedberg
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 24th, 1968 in Saint Paul.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 37 years old in Livingston (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Edward Heath
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1970 to 1974.
Born July 9th, 1916 in Broadstairs.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 89 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia).
Parveen Babi
Indian actress (1954–2005).
Born April 4th, 1954 in Junagadh.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 50 years old in Mumbai (diabetes).
John DeLorean
American engineer and executive in the u.s. automobile industry (1925–2005).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died March 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Summit (stroke).
Shirley Chisholm
First black woman elected to the united states congress (1924-2005).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Ormond Beach (stroke).
Rainier III, Prince of Mónaco
Prince of monaco (1923-2005).
Born May 31st, 1923 in Monaco.
Died April 6th, 2005 at 81 years old in Monaco (kidney failure).
Sandra Dee
American actress and model (1942–2005).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Bayonne.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 62 years old in Thousand Oaks (pneumonia).
Bob Denver
American actor (1935–2005).
Born January 9th, 1935 in New Rochelle.
Died September 2nd, 2005 at 70 years old in Winston-Salem (pneumonia, laryngeal cancer).
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).
Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Copnor.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia).
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