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In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Norbert Callens
Road bicycle racer (1924–2005).
Born June 22nd, 1924 in Wakken.
Died March 12th, 2005 at 80 years old
Elza Radziņa
Latvian actress (1917–2005).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died August 18th, 2005 at 88 years old in Riga.
Otto Latsis
Russian journalist (1934–2005).
Born June 22nd, 1934 in Moscow.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 71 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Vern Barberis
Australian weightlifter (1928–2005).
Born June 27th, 1928 in Melbourne.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 76 years old in Albury.
Hans Keiter
German handball player.
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died September 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Solingen. [ref]
Liu Baiyu
Chinese writer (1916-2005).
Born September 2nd, 1916 in Beijing.
Died August 24th, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Friedrich Kuhn
Bobsledder (1919–2005).
Born October 24th, 1919 in Cologne. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2005 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Cooke
American rower.
Born April 9th, 1937 in Ansonia.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Ridgefield.
Yury Morozov
Russian footballer and manager (1934-2005).
Born May 13th, 1934 in Sinyavino.
Died February 15th, 2005 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gennaro Verolino
Italian archbishop (1906–2005).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Naples.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 99 years old in Rome.
Ihor Rybak
Soviet weightlifter (1934–2005).
Born December 2nd, 1934 in Kharkiv.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 70 years old in Kharkiv.
Galina Kreft
Canoe racer (1950-2005).
Born March 14th, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 24th, 2005 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kenneth Farmer
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born September 26th, 1912 in Westmount.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 92 years old in Quebec.
Magdalena Mouján
Mathematician and author.
Born March 26th, 1926 in Pehuajó.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mar del Plata.
Michael Aikman
Australian rower (1933-2005).
Born September 9th, 1933 in Geelong.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 71 years old in Malvern.
Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková
Slovak painter and artist (1909-2005).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Bratislava.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 96 years old in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Gudrun Wegner
East german swimmer (1955-2005).
Born February 28th, 1955 in Görlitz.
Died January 16th, 2005 at 49 years old in Dresden (cancer).
István Ilku
Hungarian footballer (1933-2005).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died April 17th, 2005 at 72 years old in Dorog. [ref]
Carl Forssell
Fencer (1917-2005).
Born October 25th, 1917 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ängelholm.
Jaime Morón
Colombian footballer (1950-2005).
Born November 16th, 1950 in Cartagena.
Died December 2nd, 2005 at 55 years old in Bogotá.
Maurice Desimpelaere
Belgian cyclist (1920–2005).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Ledegem.
Died January 30th, 2005 at 84 years old in Wevelgem.
Haji Khanmammadov
Azerbaijani musician (1918–2005).
Born June 15th, 1918 in Derbent.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 86 years old in Baku.
Maria Vierdag
Dutch swimmer (1905-2005).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Amersfoort.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 99 years old in Amsterdam.
Gavril Stoyanov
Bulgarian association football player (1929–2005).
Died November 6th, 2005 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Renzo Alverà
Bobsledder (1933-2005).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 72 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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