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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Jan Pieter Schotte
Roman catholic cardinal (1928–2005).
Born April 29th, 1928 in Waregem.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 76 years old in Rome.
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.
Roy Rea
Northern irish footballer (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Belfast.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Attilio Giovannini
Italian footballer (1924–2005).
Born July 30th, 1924 in San Michele Extra.
Died February 18th, 2005 at 80 years old in New Fairfield. [ref]
Theo Middelkamp
Dutch racing cyclist (1914–2005).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Nieuw-Namen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Beveren.
Chris van der Klaauw
Dutch politician (1924-2005).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Leiden.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 80 years old in The Hague.
Carlos Sherman
Uruguayan translator (1934–2005).
Born October 25th, 1934 in Montevideo.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Norway.
Aleksy Antkiewicz
Polish boxer (1923–2005).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Katlewo.
Died April 3rd, 2005 at 81 years old in Gdańsk.
Sylve Bengtsson
Swedish association football player (1930-2005).
Born July 2nd, 1930 in Halmstad.
Died April 30th, 2005 at 74 years old in Halmstad.
Georgi Pachedzhiev
Bulgarian footballer (1916-2005).
Born March 1st, 1916 in Sofia.
Died April 12th, 2005 at 89 years old in Sofia.
Javier Tusell
Spanish historian (1945-2005).
Born August 26th, 1945 in Barcelona (capital).
Died February 8th, 2005 at 59 years old in Barcelona (leukemia).
Tetsuo Hamuro
Swimmer (1917–2005).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Fukuoka.
Died October 30th, 2005 at 88 years old in Takaishi.
Viktor Kapitonov
Soviet racing cyclist (1933–2005).
Born October 25th, 1933 in Tver.
Died March 2nd, 2005 at 71 years old in Moscow.
John Arthur
Boxer (1929–2005).
Born August 29th, 1929 in Springs.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 75 years old in White River.
Wayne Weiler
American racing driver.
Born December 9th, 1934 in Phoenix.
Died October 13th, 2005 at 70 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction).
Henry Källgren
Swedish footballer (1931-2005).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Norrköping.
Died January 21st, 2005 at 73 years old in Helsingborg.
Éva Novák-Gerard
Hungarian swimmer (1930-2005).
Born January 8th, 1930 in Budapest.
Died June 30th, 2005 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Hermidita
Spanish footballer (1924-2005).
Born November 27th, 1924 in Vigo.
Died September 17th, 2005 at 80 years old in Vigo.
Enric Gensana
Spanish footballer (1936–2005).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Lleida.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 69 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Nikolay Abramov
Soviet and russian footballer (1950–2005).
Born January 5th, 1950 in Kotelniki.
Died August 6th, 2005 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Alfio Fontana
Italian footballer (1932–2005).
Born November 7th, 1932 in Tradate.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 72 years old in Milan.
Jean Carrière
French writer (1928-2005).
Born August 8th, 1928 in Nîmes.
Died May 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Nîmes.
Josef Holeček
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1921–2005).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Říčany.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 84 years old in Prague.
Zdravko Ježić
Croatian water polo player (1931–2005).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Niš.
Died June 19th, 2005 at 73 years old in New York City.
Whayne Wilson
Costa rican footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 7th, 1975 in San José.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 29 years old in San José (traffic collision).
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