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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Trevanian
American film scholar and writer (1931-2005).
Born June 12th, 1931 in Tokyo, Granville. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2005 at 74 years old in West Country. [ref]
Arman
French-born american artist (1928-2005).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Nice.
Died October 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Johnnie Johnson
American musician (1924-2005).
Born July 8th, 1924 in Fairmont. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2005 at 80 years old in St. Louis (pneumonia). [ref]
John Patterson
American television and film director (1940-2005).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Buffalo.
Died February 7th, 2005 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Constance Cummings
American actress.
Born May 15th, 1910 in Seattle. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2005 at 95 years old in Oxfordshire (disease). [ref]
Donald Watson
English vegan activist (1910-2005).
Born September 2nd, 1910 in South Yorkshire. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2005 at 95 years old in Keswick.
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984 (1929–2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Tony Meehan
British musician (1943–2005).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Hampstead.
Died November 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Paddington (falling from height). [ref]
Jason Evers
American actor (1922-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 2005 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 787
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon