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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Romano Scarpa
Italian creator of disney comics (1927–2005).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Venice.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 77 years old in Málaga.
Camillo Felgen
Luxembourgian singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter (1920–2005).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Luxembourg, Tétange.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 84 years old in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Yuriy Kravchenko
Ukrainian police officer and statesman (1951-2005).
Born March 5th, 1951 in Oleksandriia.
Died March 4th, 2005 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
Jacqueline Joubert
Actor and continuity announcer (1921–2005).
Born March 29th, 1921 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 9th, 2005 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
John Muth
American economist (1930-2005).
Born September 27th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 75 years old in Key West.
Krzysztof Raczkowski
Polish musician (1970-2005).
Born October 29th, 1970 in Kętrzyn.
Died August 18th, 2005 at 34 years old in Olsztyn.
Gergely Pongrátz
Hungarian politician, revolutionist (1956).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Gherla.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 73 years old in Kiskunmajsa.
Yvonne Vera
Zimbabwean writer (1964–2005).
Born September 19th, 1964 in Bulawayo.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 40 years old in Toronto (meningitis, death from AIDS-related complications).
Stanley K. Hathaway
American politician (1924-2005).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Osceola.
Died October 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Cheyenne.
Arnold Denker
American chess player (1914–2005).
Born February 20th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Fort Lauderdale (brain cancer).
Benny Bailey
American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died April 15th, 2005 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
Moussa Arafat
Palestinian politician (1940-2005).
Born January 23rd, 1940 in Jaffa.
Died September 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in Gaza City.
Annemarie Heinrich
German-born argentinian photographer (1912–2005).
Born January 9th, 1912 in Darmstadt.
Died September 22nd, 2005 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires.
José Azcona del Hoyo
30th president of honduras (1986-1990).
Born January 26th, 1927 in La Ceiba.
Died October 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Tegucigalpa (myocardial infarction).
Polina Gelman
Soviet air force officer, hero of the soviet union.
Born October 24th, 1919 in Berdychiv.
Died November 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Moscow.
James King
American operatic tenor (1925-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Dodge City.
Died November 20th, 2005 at 80 years old in Naples. [ref]
Juan José Saer
Argentinian writer (1937–2005).
Born June 28th, 1937 in Serodino.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 67 years old in Villejuif (lung cancer).
Bud Poile
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive (1924–2005).
Born February 10th, 1924 in Fort William.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 80 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease).
Zarina Baloch
Pakistani singer.
Born December 29th, 1934 in Pakistan.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 70 years old
William Kruskal
American mathematician (1919–2005).
Born October 10th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Vladimir Volkoff
French writer (1932-2005).
Born November 7th, 1932 in Paris.
Died September 14th, 2005 at 72 years old in Bourdeilles.
Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov
Russian chess grandmaster (1947-2005).
Born January 8th, 1947 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 58 years old in St. George (cancer).
Al McKibbon
American musician (1919–2005).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Chicago.
Died July 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Marina Denikina
French journalist, daughter of general denikin, leader of the white army in the russian civil war.
Born February 20th, 1919 in Krasnodar.
Died November 16th, 2005 at 86 years old in Versailles.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare