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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Erich Topp
German admiral and u-boat commander during world war ii.
Born July 2nd, 1914 in Hanover.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 91 years old in Süßen.
Zhang Chunqiao
Member of the gang of four (1917-2005).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Juye County.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 88 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Frère Roger
Swiss monk.
Born May 12th, 1915 in Provence.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 90 years old in Taizé (stab wound).
Saunders Mac Lane
American mathematician (1909-2005).
Born August 4th, 1909 in Norwich. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2005 at 95 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Richard Smalley
American chemist.
Born June 6th, 1943 in Akron. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Houston (chronic lymphocytic leukemia). [ref]
Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928-2005).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Scranton.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 77 years old in Hamilton (myocardial infarction).
Narriman Sadek
Egyptian queen consort.
Born October 31st, 1934 in Cairo.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 70 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Bill Kaysing
American writer and conspiracy theorist.
Born July 31st, 1922 in Chicago.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 82 years old in Santa Barbara.
Raoul Bott
Hungarian-born mathematician.
Born September 24th, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2005 at 82 years old in Carlsbad (lung cancer). [ref]
Ron Randell
Australian american actor (1918-2005).
Born October 8th, 1918 in Sydney. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2005 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
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