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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Misael Escuti
Chilean footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Copiapó.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Santiago (cardiovascular disease).
Manuel Ballester
Spanish chemist (1919–2005).
Born June 27th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal (1903–2005).
Born July 4th, 1903 in L'Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish association football player (1926–2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
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]
Hans Gruijters
Dutch politician (1931–2005).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Helmond.
Died April 17th, 2005 at 73 years old in Lelystad.
Vladimir Savon
Ukrainian chess player (1940–2005).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Chernihiv.
Died May 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Kharkiv.
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.
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]
William J. Bell
American screenwriter (1927–2005).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Netti Witziers-Timmer
Dutch sprinter (1923-2005).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in Amsterdam.
Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Table tennis player (1947-2005).
Died November 7th, 2005 at 58 years old in Kiryū.
Marc Freiberger
Basketball player.
Born November 27th, 1928 in Amarillo.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 76 years old in Winston-Salem.
Ivan Kolev
Bulgarian footballer (1930-2005).
Born November 1st, 1930 in Sofia.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 74 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).
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]
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]
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.
Karen Ter-Martirosian
Russian theoretical physicist (1922-2005).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Tbilisi.
Died November 19th, 2005 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Agustín González
Spanish actor (1930-2005).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Linares.
Died January 16th, 2005 at 74 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
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.
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]
Dmitry Nelyubin
Soviet racing cyclist (1971–2005).
Born February 8th, 1971 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jan Pieter Schotte
Roman catholic cardinal (1928–2005).
Born April 29th, 1928 in Waregem.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 76 years old in Rome.
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