In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Danas Pozniakas
Boxer (1939–2005).
Born October 19th, 1939 in Poland.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 65 years old in Vilnius.
Alberto Ormaetxea
Spanish football player/coach (1939-2005).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Eibar.
Died October 28th, 2005 at 66 years old in San Sebastián.
Ruth Aaronson Bari
American mathematician (1917–2005).
Born November 19th, 1917.
Died August 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Rockville.
Hans von Blixen-Finecke
Swedish equestrian (1916–2005).
Born July 20th, 1916 in Linköping.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 88 years old in Penzance.
Mare Kandre
Swedish writer of estonian origin (1962–2005).
Born May 27th, 1962 in Söderala.
Died March 24th, 2005 at 42 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Carola Höhn
German actress (1910–2005).
Born January 30th, 1910 in Geestemünde.
Died November 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Grünwald.
Gunder Gundersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1930–2005).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Asker.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Valery Kokov
Russian politician (1941-2005).
Born October 18th, 1941 in Tyrnyauz.
Died October 29th, 2005 at 64 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Ivar Ugi
Estonian-german chemist (1930-2005).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Kuressaare.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Susi Nicoletti
German actress and ballerina (1918–2005).
Born September 3rd, 1918 in Munich.
Died June 5th, 2005 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jacob Akiba Marinsky
American chemist (1918–2005).
Born April 11th, 1918 in Buffalo.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 87 years old in Buffalo (multiple myeloma).
Sígfrid Gràcia
Spanish footballer (1932-2005).
Born March 27th, 1932 in Gavà.
Died May 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Gavà.
Hong Deok-young
South korean footballer (1921–2005).
Born May 5th, 1921 in Hamhung.
Died September 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Seoul.
Leo Scheffczyk
Catholic cardinal (1920–2005).
Born February 21st, 1920 in Bytom.
Died December 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
Josef Nesvadba
Czech playwright, doctor, translator and bookwriter.
Born June 19th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 78 years old in Prague. [ref]
Norberto Höfling
Romanian footballer (1924-2005).
Born June 20th, 1924 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 18th, 2005 at 80 years old in Bruges.
Abuzar Aydamirov
Chechen writer (1933–2005).
Born October 29th, 1933 in Meskety.
Died May 27th, 2005 at 71 years old in Meskety.
Ruth Amiran
Israeli archaeologist (1914–2005).
Born December 8th, 1914 in Yavne'el.
Died December 14th, 2005 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Faimalaga Luka
Prime minister of tuvalu (1940-2005).
Born April 15th, 1940.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 65 years old in Suva.
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal (1903–2005).
Born July 4th, 1903 in L'Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Giuliano Bonfante
Italian linguist (1904–2005).
Born August 6th, 1904 in Milan.
Died September 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Milo Dor
Austrian writer (1923–2005).
Born March 7th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2005 at 82 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Leonid Shamkovich
American chess player of russian origin (1923–2005).
Born June 1st, 1923 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 81 years old in Brooklyn (Parkinson's disease).
Luis Caballero
Paraguayan footballer (1962-2005).
Born September 17th, 1962 in Asunción.
Died May 6th, 2005 at 42 years old in Asunción.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 865
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black