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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Takanori Arisawa
Japanese composer.
Born April 4th, 1951 in Tokyo.
Died November 26th, 2005 at 54 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Cliff Allison
British racing driver.
Born February 8th, 1932 in Brough.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Brough.
Bill McGarry
English footballer (1927-2005).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in South Africa.
Nadia Anjuman
Afghan poet (1981–2005).
Born December 27th, 1980 in Herat. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2005 at 24 years old in Herat. [ref]
Piero Cappuccilli
Italian baritone (1929–2005).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2005 at 78 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Nikola Ljubičić
Yugoslav general (1916-2005).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
Yon Hyong-muk
7th premier of north korea (1931-2005).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Pyongyang (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nurcholish Madjid
Muslim scholar (1939–2005).
Born March 17th, 1939 in Jombang.
Died August 30th, 2005 at 66 years old in Jakarta.
Marten Toonder
Dutch cartoonist.
Born May 2nd, 1912 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2005 at 93 years old in Laren. [ref]
Per Borten
25th prime minister of norway (1913–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1913 in Flå Municipality. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2005 at 91 years old in St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim University Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 787
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