In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Giancarlo De Carlo
Italian architect (1919-2005).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Larry Bunker
American musician (1928–2005).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Long Beach.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Albert Mangelsdorff
German jazz trombonist (1928–2005).
Born September 5th, 1928 in Frankfurt.
Died July 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in Frankfurt.
Andrzej Grubba
Polish table tennis player (1958–2005).
Born May 14th, 1958 in Brzeźno Wielkie.
Died July 21st, 2005 at 47 years old in Sopot (cancer).
Vasco Gonçalves
Portuguese military and politician (1921-2005).
Died June 11th, 2005 at 84 years old in Almancil.
Ilse Werner
German actress (1921-2005).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Jakarta.
Died August 8th, 2005 at 84 years old in Lübeck (pneumonia).
Frank Kelly Freas
American artist (1922-2005).
Born August 27th, 1922 in Hornell.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 82 years old in West Hills.
Amy Gillett
Australian rower and racing cyclist (1976–2005).
Born January 9th, 1976 in Adelaide.
Died July 18th, 2005 at 29 years old in Zadelsdorf (bicycle accident).
Ghena Dimitrova
Bulgarian lyric singer.
Born May 6th, 1941 in Beglezh.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer).
Karen Wynn Fonstad
American cartographer, academic (1945–2005).
Born April 18th, 1945 in Oklahoma City.
Died March 11th, 2005 at 59 years old in Oshkosh (breast cancer).
Débora Arango
Colombian artist (1907-2005).
Born November 11th, 1907 in Medellín.
Died December 4th, 2005 at 98 years old in Envigado.
Roy Brooks
American drummer (1938–2005).
Born September 3rd, 1938 in Detroit.
Died November 15th, 2005 at 67 years old in Detroit.
Cliff Allison
British racing driver.
Born February 8th, 1932 in Brough.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Brough.
Bill McGarry
English footballer (1927-2005).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in South Africa.
Song Renqiong
Chinese general (1909－2005).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Liuyang.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Nadia Anjuman
Afghan poet (1981–2005).
Born December 27th, 1981 in Herat. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2005 at 23 years old in Herat. [ref]
Takanori Arisawa
Japanese composer.
Born April 2nd, 1951 in Tokyo.
Died November 26th, 2005 at 54 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Fabrizio Meoni
Italian motorcycle racer (1957–2005).
Born December 31st, 1957 in Castiglion Fiorentino.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 47 years old in Kiffa (falling, myocardial infarction).
Gladys Marín
Chilean activist (1937-2005).
Born July 18th, 1937 in Curepto. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 67 years old in Santiago (brain cancer).
Marten Toonder
Dutch cartoonist (1912–2005).
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died July 27th, 2005 at 93 years old in Laren.
Nikola Ljubičić
Yugoslav general (1916-2005).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
Yon Hyong-muk
7th premier of north korea (1931-2005).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Pyongyang (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nurcholish Madjid
Muslim scholar (1939–2005).
Born March 17th, 1939 in Jombang.
Died August 30th, 2005 at 66 years old in Jakarta.
Piero Cappuccilli
Italian baritone (1929–2005).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2005 at 75 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Per Borten
25th prime minister of norway (1913–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1913 in Flå Municipality. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2005 at 91 years old in St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim University Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 865
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis