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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Robert Heilbroner
American economist and historian of economic thought.
Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington. [ref]
Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia). [ref]
Philip Morrison
American astrophysicist (1915-2005).
Born November 7th, 1915 in Somerville. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Vine Deloria, Jr.
American writer (1933-2005).
Born March 26th, 1933 in Martin.
Died November 13th, 2005 at 72 years old in Golden (aortic dissection). [ref]
Eugenia Charles
Prime minister of dominica.
Born May 15th, 1919 in Pointe Michel.
Died September 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in Saint-Pierre (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Percy Heath
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer). [ref]
Israel Epstein
Chinese politician (1915-2005).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2005 at 90 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (heart failure).
Yao Wenyuan
Chinese politician (1931-2005).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Zhuji.
Died December 23rd, 2005 at 74 years old in Shanghai (diabetes). [ref]
Else Krüger
Martin bormann's secretary.
Born February 9th, 1915 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2005 at 89 years old [ref]
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