In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Tony Meehan
British musician.
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Hampstead.
Died November 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Paddington (fall). [ref]
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Danish jazz upright bassist.
Born May 27th, 1946 in Osted. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Ishøj (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothy Stang
Amazonian activist.
Born July 7th, 1931 in Dayton.
Died February 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Anapu (ballistic trauma).
Consuelo Velázquez
Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist (1916-2005).
Born August 29th, 1916 in Ciudad Guzmán.
Died January 22nd, 2005 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Shirley Horn
American singer.
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]
Nicolino Locche
Argentine boxer.
Born September 2nd, 1939 in Tunuyán.
Died September 7th, 2005 at 66 years old in Las Heras (myocardial infarction).
Patrick Caulfield
British artist (1936-2005).
Born January 29th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2005 at 69 years old in London. [ref]
Peter Benenson
English human rights activist (1921-2005).
Born July 31st, 1921 in London. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2005 at 83 years old in Oxford (pneumonia). [ref]
Monica Zetterlund
Swedish singer and actress.
Born September 20th, 1937 in Hagfors parish. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2005 at 67 years old in Johannes parish (conflagration).
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 739
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker