In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Max Velthuijs
Dutch author, lithographer, pen painter, illustrator, academy lecturer, graphic designer, graphic artist, children's book writer (1923-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1923 in The Hague.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in The Hague.
Feroze Khan
Field hockey player (1904–2005).
Born September 9th, 1904 in Basti Daneshmandan.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 100 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Archil Gomiashvili
Soviet and russian actor (1926–2005).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Chiatura.
Died May 31st, 2005 at 79 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Domiciano Cavém
Portuguese football player/manager (1932–2005).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Vila Real de Santo António.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Leiria (Alzheimer's disease).
Jacques Dufilho
French actor (1914–2005).
Born February 19th, 1914 in Bègles.
Died August 28th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lectoure.
Jacques Rabemananjara
Malagasy politician (1913-2005).
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Maroantsetra.
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Sixten Ehrling
Swedish conductor (1918–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1918 in Malmö Sankt Petri församling.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eugénio de Andrade
Portuguese poet (1923-2005).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Fundão.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 82 years old in Porto.
Shelley Mann
American swimmer (1937–2005).
Born October 15th, 1937 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 2005 at 67 years old in Alexandria.
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
President of bolivia (1925-2005).
Born June 21st, 1925 in La Paz.
Died October 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in La Paz (myocardial infarction).
Fernando Távora
Portuguese architect (1923-2005).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Porto. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 82 years old in Matosinhos.
Manolis Anagnostakis
Greek poet and critic (1925–2005).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Athens.
Enrico Paoli
Italian chess player (1908–2005).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Trieste.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 97 years old in Reggio Emilia.
Franco Mannino
Italian composer (1924-2005).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Palermo.
Died February 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Rome.
Timofei Dokshizer
Russian musician (1921-2005).
Born December 13th, 1921 in Nizhyn.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 83 years old in Vilnius.
Oleg Lundstrem
Russian jazz musician (1916-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1916 in Chita.
Died October 14th, 2005 at 89 years old in Valentinovka.
Pierre Daninos
French writer and humorist (1913–2005).
Born May 26th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Stella Zázvorková
Czech actress (1922-2005).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2005 at 83 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Czesław Słania
Polish artist (1921–2005).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Czeladź.
Died March 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Kraków.
William J. Bell
American screenwriter (1927–2005).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Otar Korkia
Soviet basketball player and coach (1923–2005).
Born May 10th, 1923 in Kutaisi.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Kay Stammers
English tennis player (1914–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1914 in St Albans.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Oxmoor Farm.
Mikhail Gasparov
Russian philologist and translator (1935–2005).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died November 7th, 2005 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Giuseppe Caprio
Catholic cardinal (1914–2005).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Lapio.
Died October 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Rome.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 865
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs