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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
George Gerbner
American writer, freelancer and sociologist.
Born August 8th, 1919 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Fraser
American actress (1920-2005).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died May 5th, 2005 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Mike Marshall
French actor (1944-2005).
Born September 13th, 1944 in Los Angeles, Hollywood. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Caen (lung cancer). [ref]
Leo Sternbach
Polish american chemist.
Born May 7th, 1908 in Opatija. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2005 at 97 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Maurice Trintignant
French racecar driver.
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Ephraim Kishon
Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director.
Born August 23rd, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2005 at 80 years old in Appenzell (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eva Renzi
German actress.
Born November 3rd, 1944 in Berlin.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 60 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
John Bromfield
Actor and commercial fisherman (1922-2005).
Born June 11th, 1922 in South Bend.
Died September 19th, 2005 at 83 years old in Palm Desert (kidney failure).
Laurel Aitken
Singer.
Born April 22nd, 1927 in Havana. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Leicester (myocardial infarction).
Robert Matsui
American politician (1941-2005).
Born September 17th, 1941 in Sacramento.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 63 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia, leukemia).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 689
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