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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Blanchette Brunoy
French actress.
Born October 5th, 1915 in boulevard de Port-Royal. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2005 at 89 years old in Manosque.
Hans Gruijters
Dutch politician (1931–2005).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Helmond.
Died April 17th, 2005 at 73 years old in Lelystad.
Manuel Ballester
Spanish chemist (1919–2005).
Born June 27th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Misael Escuti
Chilean footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Copiapó.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Santiago (cardiovascular disease).
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ivan Kolev
Bulgarian footballer (1930-2005).
Born November 1st, 1930 in Sofia.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 74 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish association football player (1926–2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
Netti Witziers-Timmer
Dutch sprinter (1923-2005).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.
Vladimir Savon
Ukrainian chess player (1940–2005).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Chernihiv.
Died May 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Kharkiv.
Agustín González
Spanish actor (1930-2005).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Linares.
Died January 16th, 2005 at 74 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Giancarlo Primo
Basketball player and coach (1924-2005).
Born November 4th, 1924 in Rome.
Died December 27th, 2005 at 81 years old in Civita Castellana. [ref]
Sverre Stenersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1926-2005).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Målselv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Målselv. [ref]
Marc Freiberger
Basketball player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Amarillo.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 76 years old in Winston-Salem.
Yvonne Sherman
Figure skater (1930-2005).
Born May 3rd, 1930 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Colorado Springs.
Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Table tennis player (1947-2005).
Died November 7th, 2005 at 58 years old in Kiryū.
Theun de Vries
Dutch writer (1907–2005).
Born April 26th, 1907 in Feanwâlden. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2005 at 97 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Reuven Dafni
Croatian-israeli soldier and diplomat (1913-2005).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Zagreb.
Died June 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Israel.
Giovanni Invernizzi
Italian footballer and manager (1931–2005).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Albairate.
Died February 28th, 2005 at 73 years old in Milan.
Eddie Crook
American boxer (1929-2005).
Born April 19th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died July 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in Montgomery.
Míla Myslíková
1933-2005 czech actress and writer.
Born February 14th, 1933 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2005 at 71 years old in Prague (stroke). [ref]
Karen Ter-Martirosian
Russian theoretical physicist (1922-2005).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Tbilisi.
Died November 19th, 2005 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Sheila Piercey Summers
South african tennis player (1919–2005).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Johannesburg.
Died August 14th, 2005 at 86 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Chung Nam-sik
South korean footballer (1917-2005).
Born February 16th, 1917 in Gimje. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2005 at 88 years old in South Korea. [ref]
Daniel Branca
Argentine comic artist (1951-2005).
Born December 7th, 1951 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull