In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
César Lattes
Brazilian physicist, researcher and university teacher.
Born July 11th, 1924 in Curitiba.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 80 years old in Campinas.
Patrick Caulfield
British artist (1936-2005).
Born January 29th, 1936 in London.
Died September 29th, 2005 at 69 years old in London. [ref]
Leonid Khachiyan
Russian mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1952 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 29th, 2005 at 52 years old in New Jersey (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).
Bruno Manser
Swiss environmentalist (1954-2005).
Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.
Derek Bailey
British guitarist (1930–2005).
Born January 29th, 1930 in Sheffield.
Died December 25th, 2005 at 75 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer (1929–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1929 in Shimla.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
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.
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]
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]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 787
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson