In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Jim Aparo
American comic book artist (1932-2005).
Born August 24th, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2005 at 72 years old in United States. [ref]
Tonino Delli Colli
Italian cinematographer (1923–2005).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Rome.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 81 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Stanley Sadie
British musicologist (1930–2005).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Wembley.
Died March 21st, 2005 at 74 years old in Cossington (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Constant Nieuwenhuys
Dutch painter (1920-2005).
Born July 21st, 1920 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2005 at 85 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Humphrey Carpenter
British writer and broadcaster (1946–2005).
Born April 29th, 1946 in Oxford.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 58 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alain Bombard
French scientist (1924-2005).
Born October 27th, 1924 in Paris.
Died July 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Toulon.
Alfred Reed
American composer, arranger and conductor (1921–2005).
Born January 25th, 1921 in New York City.
Died September 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Miami.
Fritz Schilgen
German athlete (1906-2005).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Kronberg im Taunus.
Died September 12th, 2005 at 99 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
J. James Exon
American politician (1921–2005).
Born August 9th, 1921 in Geddes.
Died June 10th, 2005 at 83 years old in Lincoln.
Barrington Moore, Jr.
American historian and sociologist.
Born May 12th, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 16th, 2005 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Samir Kassir
Lebanese journalist (1960-2005).
Born May 5th, 1960 in Ashrafieh.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 45 years old in Ashrafieh.
Alexei Sultanov
Uzbekistani musician (1969–2005).
Born August 7th, 1969 in Tashkent.
Died June 30th, 2005 at 35 years old in Fort Worth (stroke).
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Luc Ferrari
French composer (1929–2005).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in Arezzo.
Suzanne Flon
French film actress (1918-2005).
Born January 28th, 1918 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Died June 15th, 2005 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (gastroenteritis).
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer (1917–2005).
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban writer.
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Gibara.
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in London (sepsis).
John Ostrom
American paleontologist (1928-2005).
Born February 18th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Litchfield (Alzheimer's disease).
Fei Xiaotong
Chinese anthropologist, sociologist (1910-2005).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Wujiang District.
Died April 24th, 2005 at 94 years old in Beijing.
William P. Yarborough
American general (1912–2005).
Born May 12th, 1912 in Seattle.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 93 years old in Southern Pines.
Lucky Thompson
American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005).
Born June 16th, 1924 in Detroit, Columbia.
Died July 30th, 2005 at 81 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
Li Lili
Chinese actress (1915-2005).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Beijing.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 90 years old in Beijing.
Ralph Erskine
Swedish architect (1914–2005).
Born February 24th, 1914 in Mill Hill.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Drottningholm.
Álvaro Cunhal
Portuguese politician and writer (1913-2005).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Coimbra.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 865
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez