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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Nikolai Puchkov
Russian ice hockey player (1930–2005).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died August 8th, 2005 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lea Nikel
Israeli artist (1918-2005).
Born December 6th, 1918 in Zhytomyr.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 86 years old in Israel. [ref]
Maurice Lafont
French footballer (1927-2005).
Born September 13th, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.
Died April 8th, 2005 at 77 years old in Nîmes.
Élisabeth Boselli
French fighter pilot (1914-2005).
Born March 11th, 1914 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Kalevi Hämäläinen
Finnish cross-country skier (1932–2005).
Born December 13th, 1932 in Juva.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 72 years old in Juva.
Joseph Levis
American fencer (1905–2005).
Born July 20th, 1905 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 99 years old in Brighton.
Bertie Hill
British equestrian.
Born February 7th, 1927 in Devon.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 78 years old in Devon.
Marian Foik
Polish sprinter (1933–2005).
Born October 6th, 1933 in Bielszowice.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Andrew Justice
British rower (1951-2005).
Born January 19th, 1951.
Died June 17th, 2005 at 54 years old
Ali Shukri
Albanian politician (1919-2005).
Born September 12th, 1919 in Mitrovica.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Mario Moreno
Chilean footballer (1935-2005).
Born December 31st, 1935 in Santiago.
Died March 2nd, 2005 at 69 years old in Santiago (cancer).
Jesús Moncada
Spanish writer (1941-2005).
Born December 1st, 1941 in Mequinenza.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 63 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Winifred Mary Curtis
British–australian botanist (1905-2005).
Born June 15th, 1905 in London.
Died October 14th, 2005 at 100 years old in Hobart.
Cor Veldhoen
Dutch footballer (1939-2005).
Born April 6th, 1939 in Rotterdam.
Died October 11th, 2005 at 66 years old in Barendrecht. [ref]
Helmut Losch
German weightlifter (1947–2005).
Born October 12th, 1947 in Barth.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 57 years old in Stralsund.
Jean-Pierre Genet
French road bicycle racer (1940–2005).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Brest.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 64 years old in Loctudy.
Tullio Gonnelli
Italian sprinter (1912–2005).
Born November 21st, 1912 in Pieve di Cento.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 92 years old in Hampden.
Aulis Kallakorpi
Finnish ski jumper (1929–2005).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Kuusankoski.
Died May 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in Mikkeli.
Lavinia Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
Soviet- armenian painter (1922–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1922 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2005 at 83 years old in Yerevan.
Fritze Carstensen
Danish swimmer (1925-2005).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Aarhus.
Died August 5th, 2005 at 80 years old in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.
Kazimierz Lipień
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 6th, 1949 in Jaczków.
Died November 12th, 2005 at 56 years old in New York City.
Marian Zieliński
Polish weightlifter (1929-2005).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Chełm.
Died October 13th, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw.
András Kozák
Hungarian actor (1943-2005).
Born February 23rd, 1943 in Vencsellő.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 62 years old in Budapest (brain tumor).
Aleksandar Atanacković
Serbian footballer (1920-2005).
Born April 29th, 1920 in Belgrade.
Died March 12th, 2005 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Doug Peden
Canadian basketball player (1916-2005).
Born April 18th, 1916 in Victoria.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 88 years old in Victoria.
Deaths 751 to 775 of 865
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