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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Harald Szeemann
Swiss artist, curator and art historian (1933–2005).
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Locarno.
Guy Green
British director, cinematographer, camera operator, screenwriter and producer (1913-2005).
Born November 5th, 1913 in Somerset.
Died September 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
George Rochberg
American composer (1918-2005).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr.
Alberto Lattuada
Italian film director (1914–2005).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Vaprio d'Adda.
Died July 3rd, 2005 at 90 years old in Orvieto (Alzheimer's disease).
Eddie Barclay
French musician, record producer and composer (1921–2005).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Toni Fritsch
Austrian player of association and american football (1945–2005).
Born July 10th, 1945 in Petronell-Carnuntum.
Died September 13th, 2005 at 60 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Maclyn McCarty
American geneticist (1911-2005).
Born June 9th, 1911 in South Bend.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 93 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Sergey Starostin
Russian linguist and philologist (1953–2005).
Born March 24th, 1953 in Moscow.
Died September 30th, 2005 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Lazar Berman
Russian pianist (1930-2005).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Florence.
Bruce Malmuth
American film director (1934–2005).
Born February 4th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Jamuna Barua
Indian actress.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Agra.
Died November 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
John N. Bahcall
American physicist (1934–2005).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Shreveport.
Died August 17th, 2005 at 70 years old in New York City.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper
Dutch supercentenarian (1890–2005).
Born June 29th, 1890 in Smilde.
Died August 30th, 2005 at 115 years old in Hoogeveen (stomach cancer).
Salim Halali
Algerian musician (1920–2005).
Born July 30th, 1920 in Annaba.
Died June 25th, 2005 at 84 years old in Antibes.
Frank Harary
American mathematician (1921–2005).
Born March 11th, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 83 years old in Las Cruces.
Steve de Shazer
American psychotherapist.
Born June 25th, 1940 in Milwaukee.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Kihachi Okamoto
Japanese film director (1924–2005).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Yonago.
Died February 19th, 2005 at 81 years old in Kawasaki (esophageal cancer).
Nicola Calipari
Italian major general and sismi military intelligence officer (1953–2005).
Born June 23rd, 1953 in Reggio Calabria.
Died March 4th, 2005 at 51 years old in Baghdad.
Carl Möhner
Austrian actor (1921-2005).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died January 14th, 2005 at 83 years old in McAllen (Parkinson's disease).
Harald Juhnke
German actor-comedian (1929-2005).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 75 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Jean-Michel Folon
Belgian artist (1934–2005).
Born March 1st, 1934 in Uccle.
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Monaco (leukemia).
István Nyers
Hungarian association football player.
Born May 25th, 1924 in Freyming-Merlebach.
Died March 9th, 2005 at 80 years old in Subotica. [ref]
Dalene Matthee
South african writer (1938–2005).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Riversdale.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Mossel Bay (myocardial infarction).
Polina Astakhova
Soviet-ukrainian artistic gymnast (1936–2005).
Born October 30th, 1936 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kyiv.
Julián Marías
Spanish philosopher (1914-2005).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Valladolid.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Madrid.
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