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In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Benny Bailey
American musician.
Born August 13th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2005 at 79 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Gladys Marín
Chilean activist (1941-2005).
Born July 16th, 1941 in Curepto. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 63 years old in Santiago (brain cancer). [ref]
Gergely Pongrátz
Hungarian politician, revolutionist (1956).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Gherla.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 73 years old in Kiskunmajsa.
James King
Tenor (1925-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1925 in Dodge City. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2005 at 80 years old in Naples. [ref]
Bud Poile
Canadian ice hockey player, coach, general manager, and league executive (1924–2005).
Born February 10th, 1924 in Fort William.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 80 years old in Vancouver (Parkinson's disease).
Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov
Russian chess grandmaster (1947-2005).
Born January 8th, 1947 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 58 years old in St. George (cancer).
Polina Gelman
Soviet air force officer, hero of the soviet union.
Born October 24th, 1919 in Berdychiv.
Died November 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Al McKibbon
American musician (1919–2005).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Chicago.
Died July 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Juan José Saer
Argentinian writer.
Born June 28th, 1937 in Serodino. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2005 at 67 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Zarina Baloch
Pakistani singer.
Born December 29th, 1934 in Pakistan.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 70 years old
Deaths 451 to 460 of 787
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