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In the year 2005
794 Notable deaths
Stephen Elliott
American actor.
Born November 27th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 2005 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Carson
American stage, film and television actress (1923-2005).
Born February 28th, 1923 in Charleston.
Died November 2nd, 2005 at 82 years old in Palm Springs (stroke). [ref]
William Proxmire
American politician (1915–2005).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Lake Forest.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Sykesville (Alzheimer's disease).
Jason Collier
American basketball player.
Born September 8th, 1977 in Springfield.
Died October 15th, 2005 at 28 years old in Cumming (heart arrhythmia).
Van Tuong Nguyen
Australian convicted of drug trafficking in singapore (1980-2005).
Born August 17th, 1980 in Songkhla.
Died December 2nd, 2005 at 25 years old in Changi Prison (hanging). [ref]
J. D. Cannon
American actor (1922-2005).
Born April 24th, 1922 in Idaho.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 83 years old in Hudson (disease).
Martin Lings
English writer and scholar (1909-2005).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Burnage.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 96 years old in Westerham.
Kenzō Tange
Japanese architect (1913-2005).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Sakai. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Minato-ku (heart failure). [ref]
Constance Baker Motley
American politician and judge (1921-2005).
Born September 14th, 1921 in New Haven.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 84 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Anderson
American newspaper columnist (1922–2005).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Long Beach.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Bethesda (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Birgit Nilsson
Swedish opera singer (1918-2005).
Born May 17th, 1918 in Västra Karup. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Bjärlöv. [ref]
Jean Parker
American actress.
Born August 11th, 1916 in Butte, Deer Lodge. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Wee Kim Wee
4th president of singapore (1915–2005).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]
Joseph Rotblat
Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.
Emmanuelle Arsan
Thai writer, model and actress.
Born January 19th, 1932 in Bangkok.
Died June 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Chantelouve (cholangiocarcinoma).
Mason Adams
American actor (1919–2005).
Born February 26th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Mariana Levy
Mexican actress and singer (1966–2005).
Born April 22nd, 1966 in Mexico City.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 39 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Israel Epstein
Chinese politician (1915-2005).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 90 years old in Beijing.
James Forman
American civil rights leader (1928–2005).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2005 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C. (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jack Colvin
American actor (1934-2005).
Born October 13th, 1934 in Lyndon.
Died December 1st, 2005 at 71 years old in North Hollywood (stroke).
Nicolino Locche
Argentine boxer.
Born September 2nd, 1939 in Tunuyán.
Died September 7th, 2005 at 66 years old in Las Heras (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Lehman
American screenwriter (1915-2005).
Born December 8th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Gregg Hoffman
American film producer (1963-2005).
Born June 11th, 1963 in Phoenix.
Died December 4th, 2005 at 42 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Cicely Saunders
English writer, doctor, founder of the hospice care movement, palliative care activist.
Born June 22nd, 1918 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2005 at 87 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Bijeh
Iranian serial killer.
Born February 7th, 1982 in Quchan.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 23 years old in Pakdasht (hanging to death). [ref]
Deaths 176 to 200 of 794
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner