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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Yi Gu
Korean pretender (1931-2005).
Born December 29th, 1931 in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 73 years old in Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka (myocardial infarction).
Richard Doll
British physician and epidemiologist.
Born October 28th, 1912 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Oxford.
Paul Pena
American musician (1950-2005).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Hyannis.
Died October 1st, 2005 at 55 years old in San Francisco (diabetes). [ref]
Ba Jin
Chinese novelist and anarchist activist.
Born November 25th, 1904 in Chengdu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2005 at 100 years old in Shanghai (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese origamist (1911-2005).
Born March 14th, 1911 in Kaminokawa. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2005 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Adrian Biddle
English cinematographer (1952-2005).
Born July 20th, 1952 in London.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 53 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Joe Grant
American animator.
Born May 15th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2005 at 96 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gebran Tueni
Lebanese journalist and politician (1957-2005).
Born September 17th, 1957 in Achrafieh.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 48 years old in Mkalles. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 689
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