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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Mushtaq Ali
Indian cricket player. (1914-2005).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Indore.
Died June 18th, 2005 at 90 years old in Indore.
Yumika Hayashi
Japanese av idol.
Born June 27th, 1970 in Tokyo.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 35 years old (choking).
Aurora Miranda
Brazilian entertainer.
Born April 20th, 1915 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
Spanish fishery research biologist and oceanographer (1916-2005).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Serantes. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2005 at 88 years old in La Jolla.
Derek Bailey
British guitarist.
Born January 29th, 1930 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 75 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Shimla. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 689
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde