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In the year 2005
789 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Silayev
Canoe racer (1928–2005).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Mikuláš Athanasov
Czechoslovak wrestler (1930-2005).
Born November 28th, 1930 in Košice.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 75 years old in Košice. [ref]
Gyula Petrikovics
Canoe racer (1943–2005).
Born January 12th, 1943 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Veli Mukhatov
Turkmenistani musician (1916-2005).
Born May 5th, 1916 in Ashgabat.
Died January 6th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ashgabat.
Ester Šimerová-Martinčeková
Slovak painter and artist (1909-2005).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Bratislava.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 96 years old in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Lennart Ekdahl
Sailor (1912–2005).
Born December 8th, 1912 in Nacka.
Died September 15th, 2005 at 92 years old
Robert Dorgebray
Olympic cyclist (1915-2005).
Born October 16th, 1915 in Nesles-la-Vallée.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 89 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Elia Frosio
Italian cyclist (1913–2005).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Sant'Omobono Terme.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 92 years old in Paris.
Wolfgang Bauer
Austrian writer (1941-2005).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Graz.
Died August 26th, 2005 at 64 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction).
Carl Mortensen
Norwegian sailor (1919-2005).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Christiania.
Died November 1st, 2005 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 771 to 780 of 789
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld