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In the year 2005

789 Notable deaths

Martín Acosta y Lara

Uruguayan basketball player.

Born March 12th, 1925 in Montevideo.

Died January 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mendoza.

Stéphane Bruey

French footballer (1932-2005).

Born December 11th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died August 31st, 2005 at 72 years old in Belley.

Kent Andersson

Swedish actor, playwright and director (1933–2005).

Born December 2nd, 1933 in Gothenburg.

Died November 3rd, 2005 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.

Roland Ducke

German footballer (1934–2005).

Born November 19th, 1934 in Benešov nad Ploučnicí.

Died June 26th, 2005 at 70 years old in Jena (prostate cancer).

Lea Nikel

Israeli artist (1918-2005).

Born December 6th, 1918 in Zhytomyr.

Died September 10th, 2005 at 86 years old in Israel. [ref]

Jozef Bomba

Slovak footballer (1939-2005).

Born March 30th, 1939 in Bardejov.

Died October 27th, 2005 at 66 years old in Košice.

David Clapham

Racing driver and motor sport journalist from south africa.

Born May 17th, 1931 in Rawmarsh.

Died October 22nd, 2005 at 74 years old in South Africa.

Walter Arendt

German politician:social democratic party (spd)/federal minister of labour/social affairs/germany(1969-1976).

Born January 17th, 1925 in Heessen.

Died March 7th, 2005 at 80 years old in Bornheim.

Maurice Lafont

French footballer (1927-2005).

Born September 13th, 1927 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.

Died April 8th, 2005 at 77 years old in Nîmes.

Willi Steffen

Swiss footballer (1925-2005).

Born March 17th, 1925 in Bern. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Bern.

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