In the year 2005
789 Notable deaths
Robert Fitzgerald
American speed skater (1923–2005).
Born October 3rd, 1923 in Minneapolis.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 81 years old in Luverne.
Henry Proctor
American rower.
Born October 29th, 1929 in Baxter Springs.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 75 years old in Camas.
Theunis van Schalkwyk
Boxer (1929-2005).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Krugersdorp.
Died August 27th, 2005 at 75 years old in Roodepoort.
Wladimiro Calarese
Fencer (1930-2005).
Born October 3rd, 1930 in Messina.
Died August 13th, 2005 at 74 years old in Dayton. [ref]
Gerard Peters
Dutch cyclist (1920-2005).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Haarlem.
Died April 6th, 2005 at 84 years old in Haarlem.
László Vadász
Chess grandmaster (1948–2005).
Born January 27th, 1948 in Kiskunfélegyháza.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Boris Goykhman
Soviet water polo player.
Born April 28th, 1919 in Voznesensk.
Died October 28th, 2005 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Lucien Lazaridès
Road bicycle racer (1922-2005).
Born December 30th, 1922 in Piraeus.
Died July 19th, 2005 at 82 years old in Cannes.
Ali Shukri
Albanian politician (1919-2005).
Born September 12th, 1919 in Mitrovica.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Gunnar Nilsson
Swedish boxer (1923-2005).
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Staffanstorp Municipality. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2005 at 82 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Deaths 741 to 750 of 789
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel