In the year 2005
865 Notable deaths
Moustapha Akkad
American film director (1930–2005).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2005 at 75 years old in Amman (explosive device). [ref]
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist.
Born December 8th, 1928 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Phoenix, Scottsdale. [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]
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest).
John Fowles
English novelist (1926–2005).
Born March 31st, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea.
Died November 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Lyme Regis (stroke). [ref]
Nicole DeHuff
American actress (1975–2005).
Born January 6th, 1975 in Antlers.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Jaime Sin
Roman catholic archbishop of manila.
Born August 31st, 1928 in Aklan.
Died June 21st, 2005 at 76 years old in Metro Manila (kidney failure).
John Garang
Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader (1945–2005).
Born July 6th, 1946 in Wangkulei.
Died July 30th, 2005 at 59 years old in New Cush (aircraft crash). [ref]
Jack Kilby
American electrical engineer (1923–2005).
Born November 8th, 1923 in Jefferson City.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 81 years old in Dallas.
George P. Cosmatos
Greek-italian film director (1941-2005).
Born January 4th, 1941 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 64 years old in Victoria (lung cancer). [ref]
Patrick Cranshaw
American actor (1919–2005).
Born June 17th, 1919 in Bartlesville.
Died December 28th, 2005 at 86 years old in Fort Worth (pneumonia). [ref]
Jef Raskin
American computer interface expert (1943-2005).
Born March 9th, 1943 in New York City.
Died February 26th, 2005 at 61 years old in Pacifica (pancreatic cancer).
Jimmy Griffin
American musician (1943–2005).
Born August 10th, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 61 years old in Franklin (cancer).
Richard Burns
British rally driver (1971–2005).
Born January 17th, 1971 in Reading.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 34 years old in London (brain cancer). [ref]
Keith Andes
American actor (1920–2005).
Born July 12th, 1920 in Ocean City.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita (asphyxia).
Devan Nair
Malaysian-singaporean politician, 3rd president of singapore (1923–2005).
Born August 5th, 1923 in Jasin.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 82 years old in Hamilton.
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Russian american developmental psychologist (1917–2005).
Born April 29th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ithaca (diabetes). [ref]
Spencer Dryden
American drummer (1938–2005).
Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 66 years old in Petaluma (colorectal cancer).
Vivian Malone Jones
American activist.
Born July 15th, 1942 in Mobile.
Died October 13th, 2005 at 63 years old in Atlanta (stroke).
Patsy Rowlands
Actress, singer (1931-2005).
Born January 19th, 1931 in Palmers Green.
Died January 22nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Hove (breast cancer).
William Hootkins
American actor (1948–2005).
Born July 5th, 1948 in Dallas.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 57 years old in Santa Monica (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Maurice Hilleman
American vaccinologist (1919–2005).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Miles City.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Mary Hayley Bell
English actress, writer and dramatist (1911–2005).
Born January 22nd, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died December 1st, 2005 at 94 years old in Chiltern (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ruth Hussey
American actress (1911–2005).
Born October 30th, 1911 in Providence.
Died April 19th, 2005 at 93 years old in Newbury Park (surgical complications).
Ezer Weizman
Israeli politiciann, 7th president of israel (1993–2000).
Born June 15th, 1924 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2005 at 80 years old in Caesarea (respiratory failure).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 865
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen