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In the year 2005
795 Notable deaths
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]
Percy Heath
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer). [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]
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.
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia). [ref]
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).
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).
Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese origamist (1911-2005).
Born March 14th, 1911 in Kaminokawa.
Died March 14th, 2005 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Argentina Brunetti
Actress.
Born August 31st, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 98 years old in Rome.
Sylvia Rafael
Israeli spy (1937–2005).
Born April 1st, 1937 in Cape Town.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 67 years old in Pretoria (leukemia).
Marga López
Argentine-mexican actress (1924-2005).
Born June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Elisabeth Fraser
American actress (1920-2005).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died May 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Claude Simon
French writer (1913–2005).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Antananarivo.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 91 years old in Paris.
John Bromfield
Actor and commercial fisherman (1922-2005).
Born June 11th, 1922 in South Bend.
Died September 19th, 2005 at 83 years old in Palm Desert (kidney failure).
Maurice Trintignant
French racecar driver (1917-2005).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes.
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes.
Jacques Villeret
French actor (1951-2005).
Born February 6th, 1951 in Tours.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 53 years old in Évreux (liver disease).
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
Madhu Dandavate
Indian politician (1924-2005).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Ahilyanagar.
Died November 12th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Lakshman Kadirgamar
Sri lankan politician (1932-2005).
Born April 12th, 1932 in Colombo.
Died August 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Mike Marshall
French actor (1944–2005).
Born September 13th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Caen (lung cancer).
Eva Renzi
German actress (1944–2005).
Born November 3rd, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 60 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
Goldie Hill
American musician.
Born January 11th, 1933 in Karnes City.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 72 years old in Tennessee (cancer).
Christopher Fry
English poet and playwright (1907–2005).
Born December 18th, 1907 in Bristol.
Died June 30th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Robert Matsui
American politician (1941–2005).
Born September 17th, 1941 in Sacramento.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 63 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia, leukemia).
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
Spanish fishery research biologist and oceanographer (1916-2005).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Serantes.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 88 years old in La Jolla.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 795
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn