In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Shoji Nishio
Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Shimokita District.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Italian film director (1921–2005).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Naples.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 84 years old in Rome.
Mario Luzi
Italian poet (1914-2005).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Castello, Sesto Fiorentino.
Died February 28th, 2005 at 90 years old in Florence.
Max Velthuijs
Dutch painter, illustrator and writer.
Born May 22nd, 1923 in The Hague. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
President of bolivia (1925-2005).
Born June 21st, 1925 in La Paz.
Died October 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in La Paz (myocardial infarction).
Sixten Ehrling
Swedish conductor (1918–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1918 in Malmö Sankt Petri församling.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Emmett Leith
American physicist and engineer (1927–2005).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Archil Gomiashvili
Soviet and russian actor (1926–2005).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Chiatura.
Died May 31st, 2005 at 79 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Domiciano Cavém
Portuguese football player/manager (1932–2005).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Vila Real de Santo António.
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Leiria (Alzheimer's disease).
Deaths 531 to 540 of 787
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine