In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Oleg Lundstrem
Russian jazz musician (1916-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1916 in Chita.
Died October 14th, 2005 at 89 years old in Valentinovka.
Otar Korkia
Basketball player and coach.
Born May 10th, 1923 in Kutaisi.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Rafael Vidal
Venezuelan swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1964–2005).
Born January 6th, 1964 in Caracas.
Died February 12th, 2005 at 41 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Kay Stammers
English tennis player (1914–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1914 in St Albans.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 91 years old in Oxmoor Farm.
Carl Amery
German writer and environmental activist (1922–2005).
Born April 9th, 1922 in Munich.
Died May 24th, 2005 at 83 years old in Munich.
Manolis Anagnostakis
Greek poet and critic (1925–2005).
Born March 10th, 1925 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Athens.
Grisélidis Réal
Writer and prostitute (1929-2005).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2005 at 75 years old in Collonge-Bellerive (cancer). [ref]
Mati Unt
Estonian writer, essayist and theatre director (1944–2005).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Jõgeva County.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Pierre Daninos
French writer and humorist.
Born May 26th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 787
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez