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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Paul Pena
American musician (1950-2005).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Hyannis.
Died October 1st, 2005 at 55 years old in San Francisco (diabetes). [ref]
Constance Moore
American actress and singer (1920-2005).
Born January 18th, 1920 in Sioux City.
Died September 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Richard Smalley
American chemist.
Born June 6th, 1943 in Akron. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Houston (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
Joe Grant
American animator.
Born May 15th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2005 at 96 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928-2005).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Scranton.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 77 years old in Hamilton (myocardial infarction).
Adrian Biddle
English cinematographer (1952-2005).
Born July 20th, 1952 in London.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 53 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Derrick Plourde
American musician (1971–2005).
Born October 17th, 1971 in Goleta.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 33 years old (gunshot wound).
Ba Jin
Chinese novelist and anarchist activist (1904-2005).
Born November 25th, 1904 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2005 at 100 years old in Shanghai (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Shana Alexander
American journalist (1925–2005).
Born October 6th, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in Hermosa Beach (cancer). [ref]
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (fall). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 787
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