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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Vine Deloria, Jr.
American writer (1933-2005).
Born March 26th, 1933 in Martin.
Died November 13th, 2005 at 72 years old in Golden (aortic dissection). [ref]
Paul Pena
American musician (1950-2005).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Hyannis.
Died October 1st, 2005 at 55 years old in San Francisco (diabetes). [ref]
Joe Grant
American animator (1908–2005).
Born May 15th, 1908 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 2005 at 96 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Smalley
American chemist (1943–2005).
Born June 6th, 1943 in Akron. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Houston (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
Adrian Biddle
English cinematographer (1952-2005).
Born July 20th, 1952 in London.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 53 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Aenne Burda
German magazine publisher (1909–2005).
Born July 28th, 1909 in Offenburg.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 96 years old in Offenburg.
Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928–2005).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Scranton.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 77 years old in Hamilton (myocardial infarction).
Ba Jin
Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005).
Born November 25th, 1904 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2005 at 100 years old in Shanghai (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Derrick Plourde
American musician (1971–2005).
Born October 17th, 1971 in Goleta.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 33 years old (gunshot wound).
Shana Alexander
American journalist (1925–2005).
Born October 6th, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in Hermosa Beach (cancer). [ref]
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur (1905–2005).
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (falling from height).
Eugenia Charles
Prime minister of dominica.
Born May 15th, 1919 in Pointe Michel.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in Saint-Pierre (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Else Krüger
Martin bormann's secretary (1915–2005).
Born February 9th, 1915 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2005 at 89 years old in Germany. [ref]
Richard Doll
British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005).
Born October 28th, 1912 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Oxford.
Percy Heath
American musician (1923–2005).
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington.
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer).
Robert Heilbroner
American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005).
Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.
Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (heart failure).
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia).
Robert Clarke
American actor (1920-2005).
Born June 1st, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Valley Village (diabetes).
Sylvia Rafael
Israeli spy (1937–2005).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Cape Town.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 67 years old in Pretoria (leukemia).
Claude Simon
French writer (1913–2005).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Antananarivo.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 91 years old in Paris.
Philip J. Klass
Ufo researcher (1919-2005).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Des Moines.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cocoa (cancer).
Argentina Brunetti
Actress (1907–2005).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 98 years old in Rome.
George D. Wallace
American actor (1917-2005).
Born June 8th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 22nd, 2005 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (falling from height).
Peter Cargill
Jamaican footballer (1964-2005).
Born March 2nd, 1964 in Saint Ann Parish.
Died April 15th, 2005 at 41 years old in Saint Ann Parish (traffic collision).
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