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In the year 2005
789 Notable deaths
Karl-Erik Andersson
Swedish footballer (1927-2005).
Born January 16th, 1927 in Bromma parish.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Grace d'Almeida
Beninese lawyer, feminist and human rights activist (1951–2005).
Born March 21st, 1951 in Dakar.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 54 years old in Paris.
Lothar Warneke
Film director, screenwriter, actor (1936-2005).
Born September 15th, 1936 in Leipzig.
Died June 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Potsdam.
Aleksey Kiselyov
Boxer (1938–2005).
Born March 17th, 1938 in Ryazan.
Died June 19th, 2005 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Lajos Szentgáli
Olympic athlete.
Born June 7th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Volodymyr Savchenko
Soviet ukrainian science fiction writer and engineer (1933–2005).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Poltava.
Died January 24th, 2005 at 71 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Henrik Flöjt
Olympic biathlete.
Born May 24th, 1952 in Kajaani.
Died September 26th, 2005 at 53 years old in Kajaani.
Tymoteusz Karpowicz
Polish poet.
Born December 15th, 1921.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oak Park.
Rudolf Tajcnár
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born April 17th, 1948 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2005 at 57 years old in Bratislava.
Gildo Arena
Italian swimmer and water polo player.
Born February 25th, 1922 in Naples.
Died February 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Naples.
Deaths 751 to 760 of 789
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