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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Thadée Cisowski
Polish footballer (1927-2005).
Born February 16th, 1927 in Lublin Voivodeship.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 78 years old in Mâcon.
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist (1928–2005).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Saint-Denis.
Died July 3rd, 2005 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease).
Humbert Balsan
French film producer (1954-2005).
Born August 21st, 1954 in Arcachon.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (hanging to death).
Chris Bunch
American writer (1943–2005).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Fresno.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 61 years old in Ilwaco.
Rudolf Meidner
Swedish economist (1914–2005).
Born June 23rd, 1914 in Wrocław.
Died December 9th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lidingö.
Hans Clarin
German actor (1929–2005).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died August 28th, 2005 at 75 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau (heart failure).
Luciano Rossi
Italian actor (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rome.
Died May 29th, 2005 at 70 years old in Rome.
Kenneth Clark
American psychologist (1914–2005).
Born July 14th, 1914 in Panama Canal Zone.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ambrogio Fogar
Sailor, writer, television host, rally driver and all-round adventurer (1941-2005).
Born August 13th, 1941 in Milan.
Died August 24th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan.
Georgiy Zhzhonov
Soviet and russian actor and writer (1915—2005).
Born March 22nd, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 2005 at 90 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Majid Musisi
Ugandan footballer (1967-2005).
Born September 15th, 1968 in Kampala.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 37 years old in Uganda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Mustai Karim
Bashkir soviet poet, writer and playwright (1919–2005).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Klyashevo.
Died September 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Ufa. [ref]
George Swindin
English footballer and manager (1914-2005).
Born December 4th, 1914 in Campsall.
Died October 26th, 2005 at 90 years old in Kettering General Hospital (Alzheimer's disease).
Spartak Mishulin
Soviet and russian actor (1926—2005).
Born October 22nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
German social democrat politician (1922-2005).
Born July 24th, 1922 in Olsztyn.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 82 years old in Cologne.
Colette Besson
French sprinter.
Born April 7th, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 59 years old in Angoulins (lung cancer).
Jean Cayrol
French poet, publisher, and member of the académie goncourt (1911-2005).
Born June 6th, 1910 in Bordeaux.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 94 years old in Bordeaux.
Jimmy Woode
American bassist (1929–2005).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 75 years old in Lindenwold.
Donald Martino
American composer (1931-2005).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Plainfield.
Died December 8th, 2005 at 74 years old in Antigua.
Erika Fuchs
German translator (1906-2005).
Born December 7th, 1906 in Rostock.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 98 years old in Munich.
Krzysztof Nowak
Polish footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 27th, 1975 in Warsaw.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 29 years old in Wolfsburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Andreas Heckmair
German mountaineer and guide (1906–2005).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Munich.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 98 years old in Oberstdorf.
Pauli Toivonen
Finnish rally driver (1929–2005).
Born August 22nd, 1929 in Hämeenlinna.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 75 years old in Espoo.
Lajos Baróti
Hungarian footballer (1914-2005).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Szeged, Baraolt.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist (1915–2005).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Louisville.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 89 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 865
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson