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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Givi Nodia
Georgian footballer (1948-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1948 in Kutaisi.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 57 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
Yevgeny Grishin
Soviet speed skater and track cyclist (1931–2005).
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Tula.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 74 years old in Dedovsk.
André Testut
French-born racing driver from monaco (1926-2005).
Born April 13th, 1926 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died September 24th, 2005 at 79 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Lujo Tončić-Sorinj
Austrian diplomat, politician, foreign minister (1915-2005).
Born April 12th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 90 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
German composer.
Born September 2nd, 1915 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 13th, 2005 at 90 years old in São Paulo (pneumonia).
Max von der Grün
German author (1926-2005).
Born May 25th, 1926 in Bayreuth.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 78 years old in Dortmund.
Milorad Pavić
Serbian footballer (1921-2005).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Valjevo.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 83 years old in Valjevo.
Jenő Takács
Hungarian composer.
Born September 25th, 1902 in Siegendorf.
Died November 14th, 2005 at 103 years old in Eisenstadt.
Atef Sedki
Prime minister of egypt (1930-2005).
Born August 29th, 1930 in Tanta.
Died February 25th, 2005 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Jair da Rosa Pinto
Brazilian footballer and manager (1921-2005).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Quatis.
Died July 28th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Thabet El-Batal
Egyptian association football player (1953–2005).
Born September 16th, 1953 in Al-Hawamidiyya.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 51 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Miguel Arraes
Brazilian lawyer and politician (1916-2005).
Born December 15th, 1916 in Araripe.
Died August 13th, 2005 at 88 years old in Recife.
Georges Arvanitas
Jazz pianist (1931–2005).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Marseille.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 74 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Laura Hidalgo
Argentinian actress (1927–2005).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Chișinău.
Died November 18th, 2005 at 78 years old in La Jolla.
Renée Faure
French actress (1918–2005).
Born November 4th, 1918 in rue Ambroise-Paré. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 86 years old in Clamart.
Jiří Kodet
Czech actor (1937-2005).
Born December 6th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2005 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Valeria Moriconi
Italian actress (1931–2005).
Born November 13th, 1931 in Jesi. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2005 at 73 years old in Jesi (bone cancer). [ref]
Fumio Niwa
Japanese writer (1904-2005).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Yokkaichi.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 100 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Kåre Kristiansen
Norwegian politician (1920-2005).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Bergen.
Died December 3rd, 2005 at 85 years old in Nesodden.
Jackie Henderson
Scottish footballer (1932-2005).
Born January 17th, 1932 in Bishopbriggs. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2005 at 73 years old in Poole. [ref]
Eladia Blázquez
Argentine singer (1931-2005).
Born February 24th, 1931 in Gerli.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Raymond Klibansky
German-canadian historian of philosophy (1905–2005).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Paris.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 99 years old in Montreal.
Karl Decker
Austrian footballer (1921-2005).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died September 27th, 2005 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Miklós Kretzoi
Hungarian scientist (1907–2005).
Born February 9th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 98 years old
Nina Ulyanenko
Hero of the soviet union from the 46th taman guards night bomber regiment (1923-2005).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Votkinsk.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 81 years old in Izhevsk.
Deaths 626 to 650 of 865
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