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In the year 2005
768 Notable deaths
Anne Bancroft
American actress (1931–2005).
Born September 17th, 1931 in The Bronx.
Died June 6th, 2005 at 73 years old in New York City, Manhattan (uterine cancer). [ref]
George Best
Northern irish association football player (1946-2005).
Born May 22nd, 1946 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 59 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Amrish Puri
Indian actor (1932-2005).
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Jalandhar. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2005 at 72 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gemini Ganesan
Indian actor (1920–2005).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Pudukkottai.
Died March 22nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Chennai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Sunil Dutt
Hindi film actor.
Born June 6th, 1930 in Jhelum. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2005 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mitch Hedberg
American stand-up comedian.
Born February 24th, 1968 in Saint Paul.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 37 years old in Livingston (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Edward Heath
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1970 to 1974.
Born July 9th, 1916 in Broadstairs.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 89 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia).
Parveen Babi
Indian actress.
Born April 4th, 1954 in Junagadh.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 50 years old in Mumbai (diabetes).
John DeLorean
American engineer and executive in the u.s. automobile industry (1925–2005).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died March 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Summit (stroke).
Shirley Chisholm
First black woman elected to the united states congress (1924-2005).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Ormond Beach (stroke).
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