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In the year 2005
794 Notable deaths
Peter Malkin
Israeli civil servant (1927-2005).
Born May 27th, 1927 in Gmina Żółkiewka. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2005 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Debra Hill
American film producer (1950-2005).
Born November 10th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died March 7th, 2005 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Dana Elcar
American television and movie character actor (1927-2005).
Born October 10th, 1927 in Ferndale.
Died June 6th, 2005 at 77 years old in Ventura (pneumonia).
Sheila Gish
British actress (1942–2005).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Lincoln.
Died March 9th, 2005 at 62 years old in London (skin cancer).
Paul Hester
Australian musician (1959–2005).
Born January 8th, 1959 in Melbourne.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 46 years old in Melbourne (hanging to death).
M. Scott Peck
American psychiatrist.
Born May 22nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2005 at 69 years old in Connecticut (Parkinson's disease, pancreatic cancer).
Mo Mowlam
British politician (1949-2005).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Watford.
Died August 19th, 2005 at 55 years old in Canterbury (brain cancer). [ref]
Maria Schell
Austrian-swiss actress (1926–2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia).
R. L. Burnside
American singer and guitarist (1926–2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Harmontown.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis.
Rinus Michels
Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005).
Born February 9th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died March 3rd, 2005 at 77 years old in Aalst.
Aslan Maskhadov
Chechen warlord and politician.
Born September 21st, 1951.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 53 years old in Tolstoy-Yurt (explosion).
Tara Correa-McMullen
American actress (1989-2005).
Born May 24th, 1989 in Westminster.
Died October 21st, 2005 at 16 years old in Inglewood (ballistic trauma).
Jocelyn Brando
American actress (1919–2005).
Born November 18th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died November 27th, 2005 at 86 years old in Santa Monica.
Barney Martin
American actor (1923–2005).
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Queens.
Died March 21st, 2005 at 82 years old in Studio City (lung cancer).
Kevin Hagen
American actor (1928–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Chicago.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Grants Pass (esophageal cancer).
Karen Lancaume
French pornographic film actress.
Born January 19th, 1973 in Vénissieux. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2005 at 32 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Jimmy Young
American boxer (1948–2005).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2005 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Lloyd Bochner
Canadian actor (1924-2005).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2005 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Ismail Merchant
Indian film producer (1936–2005).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died May 25th, 2005 at 68 years old in London (ulcer).
Lee Eun-ju
South korean actress (1980-2005).
Born December 22nd, 1980 in Gunsan.
Died February 22nd, 2005 at 24 years old in Bundang (hanging to death).
Leon Askin
Actor (1907–2005).
Born September 18th, 1907 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Vienna.
Moustapha Akkad
American film director (1930-2005).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2005 at 75 years old in Amman. [ref]
Robert Moog
Electronic music pioneer and inventor from the united states (1934-2005).
Born May 23rd, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2005 at 71 years old in Asheville (brain cancer). [ref]
Robert Kearns
American engineer and inventor (1927–2005).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Gary.
Died February 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Baltimore (brain cancer). [ref]
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist.
Born December 8th, 1925 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 79 years old in Phoenix, Scottsdale. [ref]
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