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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Richard Doll
British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005).
Born October 28th, 1912 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Oxford.
Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (heart failure).
Eugenia Charles
Prime minister of dominica.
Born May 15th, 1919 in Pointe Michel.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in Saint-Pierre (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Percy Heath
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer). [ref]
Else Krüger
Martin bormann's secretary (1915–2005).
Born February 9th, 1915 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2005 at 89 years old in Germany. [ref]
Robert Heilbroner
American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005).
Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Clarke
American actor (1920-2005).
Born June 1st, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Valley Village (diabetes).
Philip J. Klass
Ufo researcher (1919-2005).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Des Moines.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cocoa (cancer).
Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese origamist (1911-2005).
Born March 14th, 1911 in Kaminokawa.
Died March 14th, 2005 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 787
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