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In the year 2005
786 Notable deaths
Moustapha Akkad
American film director (1930-2005).
Born July 1st, 1930 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2005 at 75 years old in Amman. [ref]
Robert Moog
Electronic music pioneer and inventor from the united states (1934-2005).
Born May 23rd, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2005 at 71 years old in Asheville (brain cancer). [ref]
Robert Kearns
American engineer and inventor (1927–2005).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Gary.
Died February 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Baltimore (brain cancer). [ref]
Jimmy Smith
American jazz organist.
Born December 8th, 1925 in Norristown. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2005 at 79 years old in Phoenix, Scottsdale. [ref]
Nicole DeHuff
American actress (1975–2005).
Born January 6th, 1975 in Antlers.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest).
John Fowles
English novelist (1926–2005).
Born March 31st, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea.
Died November 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Lyme Regis (stroke). [ref]
Mohammad Sidique Khan
London bomber (1974–2005).
Born October 20th, 1974 in St James's University Hospital.
Died July 7th, 2005 at 30 years old in Edgware Road tube station.
John Garang
South sudanese politician (1945-2005).
Born June 23rd, 1945 in Twic East County.
Died July 30th, 2005 at 60 years old in New Cush (aircraft crash). [ref]
Jack Kilby
American electrical engineer (1923–2005).
Born November 8th, 1923 in Jefferson City.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 81 years old in Dallas.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 786
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius