In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
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 (1904-2005).
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).
Derrick Plourde
American musician (1971–2005).
Born October 17th, 1971 in Goleta.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 33 years old (gunshot wound).
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 Ashrafieh.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 48 years old in Mkalles.
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]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 739
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman