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In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Chloe Jones
American pornographic actress and model.
Born June 17th, 1975 in Silsbee.
Died June 4th, 2005 at 29 years old in Houston (liver failure).
Maurice Hilleman
American vaccinologist.
Born August 30th, 1919 in Miles City.
Died April 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Jimmy Young
American boxer (1948–2005).
Born November 16th, 1948 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2005 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Keith Andes
Actor.
Born July 12th, 1920 in Ocean City.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita (asphyxia).
Richard Burns
British racing driver.
Born January 17th, 1971 in Reading.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 34 years old in London (brain cancer). [ref]
Ruth Hussey
American actress (1911–2005).
Born October 30th, 1911 in Providence.
Died April 19th, 2005 at 93 years old in Newbury Park (surgical complications).
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]
Paul Ricœur
French philosopher.
Born February 27th, 1913 in Valence. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2005 at 92 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Spencer Dryden
American drummer (1938–2005).
Born April 7th, 1938 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 66 years old in Petaluma (colorectal cancer).
George P. Cosmatos
Greek-italian film director (1941-2005).
Born January 4th, 1941 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 64 years old in Victoria (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 739
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