In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Shirley Horn
American singer.
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]
Mary Jackson
American actress (1910–2005).
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Milford.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Luis Taruc
Filipino politician (1913-2005).
Born June 21st, 1913 in San Luis.
Died May 4th, 2005 at 91 years old in Quezon City.
Serge Lang
French-american mathematician.
Born May 10th, 1927 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2005 at 78 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist.
Born May 27th, 1946 in Osted. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Ishøj (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Consuelo Velázquez
Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist (1916-2005).
Born August 29th, 1916 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died January 22nd, 2005 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Sheckley
American writer.
Born July 16th, 1928 in Maplewood. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Ahmad Zaki
Egyptian actor (1949–2005).
Born November 18th, 1949 in Banha.
Died March 27th, 2005 at 55 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Yi Ku
Korean prince (1931-2005).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 73 years old in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (myocardial infarction).
Zhang Chunqiao
Member of the gang of four (1917–2005).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Juye County.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 787
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer