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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Martin Lings
English writer and scholar (1909-2005).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Burnage.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 96 years old in Westerham.
Kenzō Tange
Japanese architect (1913-2005).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Sakai. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Minato-ku (heart failure). [ref]
Constance Baker Motley
American politician and judge (1921-2005).
Born September 14th, 1921 in New Haven.
Died September 28th, 2005 at 84 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Anderson
American newspaper columnist (1922–2005).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Long Beach.
Died December 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Bethesda (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Birgit Nilsson
Swedish opera singer (1918-2005).
Born May 17th, 1918 in Västra Karup. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Bjärlöv. [ref]
Jean Parker
American actress.
Born August 11th, 1916 in Butte, Deer Lodge. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Wee Kim Wee
4th president of singapore (1915–2005).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]
Joseph Rotblat
Polish-born british-naturalised physicist.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Warsaw.
Died August 31st, 2005 at 96 years old in London.
Emmanuelle Arsan
Thai writer, model and actress.
Born January 19th, 1932 in Bangkok.
Died June 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Chantelouve (cholangiocarcinoma).
Mason Adams
American actor (1919–2005).
Born February 26th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 787
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson