In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 739
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder