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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Giuliano Bonfante
Italian linguist.
Born August 6th, 1904 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome. [ref]
Leonid Shamkovich
Chess player.
Born June 1st, 1923 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 81 years old in Brooklyn (Parkinson's disease).
Misael Escuti
Chilean footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Copiapó.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Santiago (cardiovascular disease).
Manuel Ballester
Spanish chemist.
Born June 27th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Barcelona.
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 4th, 1903 in L’Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Yeleazar Meletinsky
Russian academic (1918-2005).
Born October 22nd, 1918 in Kharkiv.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mustafa Ertan
Turkish footballer (1926-2005).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Ankara.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Bursa.
Giancarlo Primo
Basketball player and coach (1924-2005).
Born November 4th, 1924 in Rome.
Died December 27th, 2005 at 81 years old in Civita Castellana. [ref]
Vladimir Savon
Ukrainian chess player (1940–2005).
Born September 26th, 1940 in Chernihiv. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2005 at 64 years old in Kharkiv.
Sverre Stenersen
Norwegian nordic combined skier (1926-2005).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Målselv.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 79 years old in Målselv.
Deaths 621 to 630 of 787
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