In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
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]
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005).
Born October 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Weston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Philip Morrison
American astrophysicist (1915–2005).
Born November 7th, 1915 in Somerville.
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Dorothy Stang
Amazonian activist.
Born July 7th, 1931 in Dayton.
Died February 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Anapu (ballistic trauma).
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).
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]
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).
Yumika Hayashi
Japanese av idol.
Born June 27th, 1970 in Tokyo.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 35 years old (choking).
Deaths 231 to 240 of 787
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