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In the year 2005

689 Notable deaths

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. [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).

Luis Taruc

Filipino politician (1913-2005).

Born June 21st, 1913 in San Luis.

Died May 4th, 2005 at 91 years old in Quezon City.

Stella Obasanjo

First lady of nigeria (1945-2005).

Born November 14th, 1945 in Esan West.

Died October 23rd, 2005 at 59 years old in Puerto BanĂºs (surgical complications). [ref]

Serge Lang

French-american mathematician.

Born May 10th, 1927 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]

Died September 12th, 2005 at 78 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Bruno Manser

Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005).

Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.

Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.

Robert Sheckley

American writer.

Born July 16th, 1928 in Maplewood. [ref]

Died December 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]

Lyn Collins

American musician.

Born June 12th, 1948 in Abilene. [ref]

Died March 13th, 2005 at 56 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 211 to 220 of 689

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