In the year 2005
794 Notable deaths
Sanora Babb
Αmerican writer (1907-2005).
Born April 21st, 1907 in Osage County.
Died December 31st, 2005 at 98 years old in Hollywood Hills. [ref]
Paul A. Partain
American actor (1946-2005).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Austin.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 58 years old in Austin (cancer).
Johnny Haynes
English footballer (1934-2005).
Born October 17th, 1934 in London.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Edinburgh (traffic collision). [ref]
Howell Heflin
Democratic united states senator from alabama (1921-2005).
Born June 19th, 1921 in Poulan.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 83 years old in Sheffield (myocardial infarction).
Rik Van Nutter
American actor (1929-2005).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died October 15th, 2005 at 76 years old in West Palm Beach (myocardial infarction).
Willie Hutch
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1944–2005).
Born December 6th, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died September 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Mushtaq Ali
Indian cricket player. (1914-2005).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Indore.
Died June 18th, 2005 at 90 years old in Indore.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician (1924-2005).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Vinton.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 81 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
Henry Corden
American actor (1920–2005).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Montreal.
Died May 19th, 2005 at 85 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
Michel Thomas
American linguist, language teacher, and résistance fighter (1914–2005).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Łódź.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 90 years old in New York City.
Michael Piller
American television producer and scriptwriter (1948–2005).
Born May 30th, 1948 in New York City.
Died November 1st, 2005 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Stella Obasanjo
First lady of nigeria (1945-2005).
Born November 14th, 1945 in Esan West.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 59 years old in Puerto Banús (surgical complications). [ref]
Annette Vadim
Danish actress (1936-2005).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Funen.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Trevanian
American film scholar and writer (1931-2005).
Born June 12th, 1931 in Tokyo, Granville. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2005 at 74 years old in West Country. [ref]
Arman
French-born american artist (1928-2005).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Nice.
Died October 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Johnnie Johnson
American musician (1924-2005).
Born July 8th, 1924 in Fairmont. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2005 at 80 years old in St. Louis (pneumonia). [ref]
John Patterson
American television and film director (1940-2005).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Buffalo.
Died February 7th, 2005 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Constance Cummings
American actress.
Born May 15th, 1910 in Seattle. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2005 at 95 years old in Oxfordshire (disease). [ref]
Donald Watson
English vegan activist (1910-2005).
Born September 2nd, 1910 in South Yorkshire. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2005 at 95 years old in Keswick.
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929–2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Tony Meehan
British musician (1943–2005).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Hampstead.
Died November 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Paddington (falling from height). [ref]
Jason Evers
American actor (1922-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 2005 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Shirley Horn
American singer.
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]
Mary Jackson
American actress (1910–2005).
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Milford.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson