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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Jacques Villeret
French actor (1951-2005).
Born February 6th, 1951 in Tours. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2005 at 53 years old in Évreux (liver disease). [ref]
Christopher Fry
British writer.
Born December 18th, 1907 in Bristol. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Claude Simon
French writer.
Born October 10th, 1913 in Antananarivo. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2005 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robert Clarke
American actor (1920-2005).
Born June 1st, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Valley Village (diabetes).
Frits Philips
Dutch entrepreneur.
Born April 16th, 1905 in Eindhoven. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2005 at 100 years old in Eindhoven (fall). [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).
Marga López
Argentine-mexican actress (1924-2005).
Born June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Argentina Brunetti
Actress.
Born August 31st, 1907 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 98 years old in Rome.
Lakshman Kadirgamar
Sri lankan politician (1932-2005).
Born April 12th, 1932 in Colombo.
Died August 12th, 2005 at 73 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Noel Cantwell
Irish footballer and manager (1932-2005).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Cork.
Died September 8th, 2005 at 73 years old in Peterborough (cancer).
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