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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Manfred Korfmann
Turkish-german archaeologist (1942–2005).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Cologne.
Died August 11th, 2005 at 63 years old in Ofterdingen (lung cancer).
Ronald Golias
Brazilian actor and comedian (1929–2005).
Born May 4th, 1929 in São Carlos.
Died September 27th, 2005 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Karl Steinbuch
German computer scientist (1917–2005).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Germany, Bad Cannstatt.
Died June 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Ettlingen. [ref]
Aušra Augustinavičiūtė
Lithuanian academic (1927–2005).
Born April 4th, 1927 in Kaunas.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 78 years old in Vilnius.
André Waterkeyn
Belgian engineer and olympic field hockey player (1917–2005).
Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon.
Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in Brussels.
Horacio Casarín
Mexican footballer (1918–2005).
Born May 25th, 1918 in Mexico City.
Died April 10th, 2005 at 86 years old in Mexico City (Alzheimer's disease).
Edo Murtić
Croatian painter (1921-2005).
Born May 4th, 1921 in Velika Pisanica.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
Batya Gur
Israeli writer (1947–2005).
Born September 1st, 1947 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 57 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).
Pál Losonczi
Hungarian politician (1919-2005).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Bolhó.
Died March 28th, 2005 at 85 years old in Kaposvár.
Lev Naumov
Russian classical pianist, composer and educator (1925–2005).
Born February 12th, 1925 in Rostov Veliky.
Died August 21st, 2005 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Jerzy Pawłowski
Polish fencer and double agent (1932–2005).
Born October 25th, 1932 in Warsaw.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 72 years old in Warsaw.
Ernst Jakob Henne
German car and motorcycle racer (1904–2005).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Weiler-Simmerberg.
Died May 23rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Gran Canaria.
Svatopluk Pluskal
Czechoslovak footballer (1930–2005).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Zlín. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2005 at 74 years old in Ústí nad Labem (stroke).
Klara Luchko
Soviet, russian and ukrainian actress (1925–2005).
Born July 1st, 1925 in Chutove.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Tarquinio Provini
Italian motorcycle racer (1933–2005).
Died January 6th, 2005 at 71 years old in Bologna.
Henryk Tomaszewski
Polish graphic designer (1914-2005).
Born June 10th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Eugene J. Martin
American artist (1938-2005).
Born July 24th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 1st, 2005 at 66 years old in Lafayette.
Liu Binyan
Chinese writer and journalist (1925-2005).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Changchun.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Trenton (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gary Bertini
Israeli composer and conductor (1927–2005).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Briceva.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Shoji Nishio
Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Shimokita District.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Italian film director (1921–2005).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Naples.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome.
Sergiu Comissiona
American conductor (1928-2005).
Born June 16th, 1928 in Bucharest.
Died March 5th, 2005 at 76 years old in Oklahoma City (myocardial infarction).
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Mario Luzi
Italian poet (1914-2005).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Sesto Fiorentino, Castello.
Died February 28th, 2005 at 90 years old in Florence.
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