In the year 2005
789 Notable deaths
Jerzy Wojnar
Polish luger (1930–2005).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Lviv.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
Béla Rerrich
Hungarian fencer (1917–2005).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died June 24th, 2005 at 87 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Jiří Trnka
Czech footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Czechoslovakia.
Died March 1st, 2005 at 78 years old
Kurt Jarasinski
Equestrian (1938-2005).
Born November 6th, 1938 in Elpersbüttel.
Died October 27th, 2005 at 66 years old in Langerwehe.
Ladislau Șimon
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 25th, 1951 in Târgu Mureș.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 53 years old in Târgu Mureș (stroke).
Georges Dransart
Canoe racer.
Born May 12th, 1924 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Gennadi Sarafanov
Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2005).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Sinenkie.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 63 years old in Leonikha.
Martti Huhtala
Finnish nordic combined skier (1918-2005).
Born November 12th, 1918 in Rovaniemi.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 86 years old in Rovaniemi.
Lavinia Gianoni
Italian gymnast (1911–2005).
Born January 31st, 1911 in Pavia. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2005 at 94 years old in Pavia. [ref]
Sergey Savelyev
Russian cross-country skier (1948-2005).
Born February 26th, 1948 in Amur Oblast. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2005 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 761 to 770 of 789
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes