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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Milena Hübschmannová
Czech linguist and romani scholar (1933–2005).
Born June 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2005 at 72 years old in Kameeldrift (traffic collision).
Ben Jones
Grenadian politician (1924-2005).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Saint Andrew Parish.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 80 years old in Saint Andrew Parish.
Mario Ricci
Italian cyclist (1914–2005).
Born August 13th, 1914 in Padua.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Como.
Aleksandr Prokhorov
Soviet footballer (1946–2005).
Born June 8th, 1946 in Byerastsye.
Died January 7th, 2005 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Trofimov
Soviet and russian actor (1920–2005).
Born January 21st, 1920 in Sevastopol.
Died November 7th, 2005 at 85 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert Borg
American military officer and equestrian.
Born May 27th, 1913 in Manila.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 91 years old in Michigan.
Paul Halla
Austrian footballer (1931-2005).
Born April 10th, 1931 in Graz.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Izabella Bashmakova
Russian historian of mathematics (1921-2005).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Zvenigorod.
Giulio Saraudi
Boxer (1938-2005).
Born July 3rd, 1938 in Civitavecchia.
Died April 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Civitavecchia.
Fernando de Diego
Spanish esperantist, journalist and linguist (1919–2005).
Born November 2nd, 1919 in Guadalajara.
Died July 1st, 2005 at 85 years old in Zaragoza.
László Nagy
Hungarian pair skater (1927-2005).
Born August 13th, 1927 in Szombathely.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 77 years old
Wolfgang Blochwitz
German footballer (1941-2005).
Born February 8th, 1941 in Geringswalde.
Died May 8th, 2005 at 64 years old in Bad Berka.
Mario David
Italian footballer and manager (1934-2005).
Born March 13th, 1934 in Grado.
Died July 26th, 2005 at 71 years old in Monfalcone.
Óscar López
Colombian footballer (1939-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Medellín.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Cali (diabetes). [ref]
Max Lundgren
Swedish children's writer (1937–2005).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Landskrona.
Died May 27th, 2005 at 68 years old in Malmö.
Martín Acosta y Lara
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born March 12th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mendoza.
Vladimir Stogov
Russian weightlifter (1930-2005).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2005 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Kent Andersson
Swedish actor, playwright and director (1933–2005).
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Gothenburg.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.
Stéphane Bruey
French footballer (1932-2005).
Born December 1st, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 72 years old in Belley.
José Beyaert
French racing cyclist (1925-2005).
Born October 1st, 1925 in Lens.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 79 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]
Walter Arendt
German politician:social democratic party (spd)/federal minister of labour/social affairs/germany(1969-1976).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Heessen.
Died March 7th, 2005 at 80 years old in Bornheim.
Willi Steffen
Swiss footballer (1925-2005).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Bern. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Bern.
Roland Ducke
German footballer (1934–2005).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Benešov nad Ploučnicí.
Died June 26th, 2005 at 70 years old in Jena (prostate cancer).
David Clapham
Racing driver and motor sport journalist from south africa.
Born May 17th, 1931 in Rawmarsh.
Died October 22nd, 2005 at 74 years old in South Africa.
Jozef Bomba
Slovak footballer (1939-2005).
Born March 30th, 1939 in Bardejov.
Died October 27th, 2005 at 66 years old in Košice.
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