In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
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 Banús (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).
Ray Peterson
American musician.
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Denton.
Died January 25th, 2005 at 65 years old in Smyrna (cancer). [ref]
Aenne Burda
German magazine publisher.
Born July 28th, 1909 in Offenburg.
Died November 3rd, 2005 at 96 years old in Offenburg.
Mary Jackson
American actress (1910–2005).
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Milford.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Ralph Edwards
Radio and television host and producer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Colorado.
Died November 16th, 2005 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 739
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir