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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
George Mikan
American basketball player, coach, commissioner.
Born June 18th, 1924 in Joliet. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Scottsdale (diabetes). [ref]
Thurl Ravenscroft
American actor.
Born February 6th, 1914 in Norfolk.
Died May 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Fullerton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Barbara Bel Geddes
American actress (1922–2005).
Born October 31st, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Northeast Harbor (lung cancer). [ref]
Shelby Foote
American novelist, historian (1916-2005).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2005 at 88 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Debralee Scott
American actress (1953-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1953 in Elizabeth.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 52 years old in Amelia Island (disease).
Howard Morris
American actor (1919–2005).
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx.
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Joe Ranft
American screenwriter (1960–2005).
Born March 13th, 1960 in Pasadena.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 45 years old in Mendocino County (traffic collision). [ref]
Virginia Mayo
American actress (1920–2005).
Born November 30th, 1921 in St. Louis.
Died January 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Teresa Wright
American actress (1918–2005).
Born October 27th, 1918 in New York City, Harlem.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Chris Candido
American professional wrestler (1972–2005).
Born March 21st, 1972 in Spring Lake.
Died April 28th, 2005 at 33 years old in New Brunswick (pneumonia).
Max Schmeling
German boxer (1905-2005).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Klein Luckow. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 99 years old in Wenzendorf. [ref]
George Bernard Dantzig
American mathematician (1914-2005).
Born November 8th, 1914 in Portland.
Died May 13th, 2005 at 90 years old in Stanford (diabetes). [ref]
Eugene McCarthy
American politician (1916–2005).
Born March 29th, 1916 in Watkins.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Georgetown Retirement Home (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John Vernon
Canadian actor (1932–2005).
Born February 24th, 1932 in Zehner.
Died February 1st, 2005 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Frank Gorshin
American actor and comedian (1933-2005).
Born April 5th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 17th, 2005 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer).
Amrita Pritam
Punjabi poet (1919–2005).
Born August 31st, 1919 in Gujranwala.
Died October 31st, 2005 at 86 years old in Delhi.
James Dougherty
American police officer and husband of marilyn monroe (1921–2005).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died August 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in San Rafael (leukemia).
Lamont Bentley
American actor (1973-2005).
Born October 25th, 1973 in Milwaukee.
Died January 19th, 2005 at 31 years old in Ventura County (traffic collision).
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005).
Born September 26th, 1946 in Camden.
Died April 9th, 2005 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).
Sheree North
American actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2005).
Born January 17th, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2005 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Kerry Packer
Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon (1937–2005).
Born December 17th, 1937 in Sydney.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Bellevue Hill (kidney failure). [ref]
Saul Bellow
Canadian-american writer (1915–2005).
Born July 10th, 1915 in Lachine. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2005 at 89 years old in Brookline. [ref]
James Stockdale
Us navy admiral and aviator (1923–2005).
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Abingdon. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2005 at 81 years old in Coronado (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Domino Harvey
British bounty hunter (1969–2005).
Born August 7th, 1969 in London.
Died June 27th, 2005 at 35 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose). [ref]
Lane Smith
American actor (1936-2005).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 69 years old in Northridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 865
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