In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Gildo Arena
Italian swimmer and water polo player.
Born February 25th, 1922 in Naples.
Died February 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Naples.
Jerzy Wojnar
Polish luger (1930–2005).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Lviv.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
Jiří Trnka
Czech footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Czechoslovakia.
Died March 1st, 2005 at 78 years old
Béla Rerrich
Hungarian fencer (1917–2005).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died June 24th, 2005 at 87 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Ladislau Șimon
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 25th, 1951 in Târgu Mureș.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 53 years old in Târgu Mureș (stroke).
Kurt Jarasinski
Equestrian (1938-2005).
Born November 6th, 1938 in Elpersbüttel.
Died October 27th, 2005 at 66 years old in Langerwehe.
Gennadi Sarafanov
Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2005).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Sinenkie.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 63 years old in Leonikha.
Veli Mukhatov
Turkmenistani musician (1916-2005).
Born May 5th, 1916 in Ruhabad District.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ashgabat.
Erkki Penttilä
Olympic wrestler.
Born June 14th, 1932 in Seinäjoki.
Died April 19th, 2005 at 72 years old in Seinäjoki.
Martti Huhtala
Finnish nordic combined skier (1918-2005).
Born November 12th, 1918 in Rovaniemi.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 86 years old in Rovaniemi.
Georges Dransart
Canoe racer.
Born May 12th, 1924 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in Créteil.
Wolfgang Bauer
Austrian writer (1941-2005).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Graz.
Died August 26th, 2005 at 64 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction).
Sergey Savelyev
Russian cross-country skier (1948-2005).
Born February 26th, 1948 in Amur Oblast. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2005 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Lavinia Gianoni
Italian gymnast (1911–2005).
Born January 31st, 1911 in Pavia. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2005 at 94 years old in Pavia. [ref]
Per Gedda
Sailor (1914–2005).
Born August 28th, 1914 in Gothenburg.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Aleksandr Silayev
Canoe racer (1928–2005).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Audrey Brown
British athlete (1913–2005).
Born May 24th, 1913 in British Raj.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 92 years old in Manchester.
Inna Tumanyan
Soviet-armenian film director and screenwriter (1929-2005).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Leonid Gissen
Russian rower.
Born June 28th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died February 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Gyula Petrikovics
Canoe racer (1943–2005).
Born January 12th, 1943 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Mikuláš Athanasov
Czechoslovak wrestler (1930-2005).
Born November 28th, 1930 in Košice.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 75 years old in Košice. [ref]
Lennart Ekdahl
Sailor (1912–2005).
Born December 8th, 1912 in Nacka.
Died September 15th, 2005 at 92 years old
Robert Dorgebray
Olympic cyclist (1915-2005).
Born October 16th, 1915 in Nesles-la-Vallée.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 89 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Elia Frosio
Italian cyclist (1913–2005).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Sant'Omobono Terme.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 92 years old in Paris.
Joop Rohner
Dutch water polo player (1927–2005).
Born July 6th, 1927 in Amsterdam.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 77 years old in Hobart.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)