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In the year 2005
794 Notable deaths
Stanley "Tookie" Williamp
American murderer (1953–2005).
Born December 29th, 1953 in Shreveport.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 51 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).
Michael P. Murphy
Naval special warfare operator us navy seal.
Born May 7th, 1976 in Smithtown.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 29 years old in Kunar (killed in action). [ref]
William Rehnquist
Chief justice of the united states from 1986 to 2005.
Born October 1st, 1924 in Milwaukee.
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Arlington County (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Eddie Albert
American actor (1906–2005).
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Rock Island.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 99 years old in Pacific Palisades (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia). [ref]
James Doohan
Canadian actor (1920–2005).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Vancouver.
Died July 20th, 2005 at 85 years old in Redmond (pneumonia).
John Spencer
American actor (1946–2005).
Born December 20th, 1946 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Mary Jackson
American mathematician and aerospace engineer.
Born April 9th, 1921 in Hampton.
Died February 11th, 2005 at 83 years old in Hampton.
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.
John Mills
British actor (1908–2005).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Watts Naval School.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Denham (stroke).
Peter Drucker
American business consultant (1909–2005).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 95 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Peter Jennings
Canadian-american broadcast journalist (1938–2005).
Born July 29th, 1938 in Toronto.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 67 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Matthew McGrory
American actor (1973-2005).
Born May 17th, 1973 in West Chester.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Vincent Schiavelli
American actor (1948–2005).
Born November 11th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 57 years old in Polizzi Generosa (lung cancer). [ref]
Ronnie Barker
English actor, comedian and writer (1929–2005).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Bedford.
Died October 3rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Adderbury (heart failure). [ref]
Don Adams
American actor (1923–2005).
Born April 13th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer, lymphoma).
Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Cogdell.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Miami.
August Wilson
American playwright (1945-2005).
Born April 27th, 1945 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Seattle (liver cancer). [ref]
Dave Allen
Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Firhouse.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kensington (Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome).
Charles Rocket
American actor, comedian (1949-2005).
Born August 24th, 1949 in Bangor.
Died October 7th, 2005 at 56 years old in Canterbury (shock). [ref]
Zhao Ziyang
Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (ccp).
Born October 17th, 1919 in Hua County. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Beijing (stroke). [ref]
William Westmoreland
United states army general (1914-2005).
Born March 26th, 1914 in Spartanburg.
Died July 18th, 2005 at 91 years old in Charleston (Alzheimer's disease).
Nipsey Russell
American entertainer (1918–2005).
Born October 13th, 1924 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 80 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). [ref]
K. R. Narayanan
President of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born October 27th, 1920 in Uzhavoor.
Died November 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).
Zdzisław Beksiński
Polish artist (1929-2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Sanok. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
George Mikan
American basketball player, coach, commissioner.
Born June 18th, 1924 in Joliet. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Scottsdale (diabetes). [ref]
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