In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Bob Denver
Actor (1935-2005).
Born January 9th, 1935 in New Rochelle.
Died September 2nd, 2005 at 70 years old in Winston-Salem (pneumonia, laryngeal cancer).
Sandra Dee
Actress, model (1942-2005).
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2005 at 62 years old in Thousand Oaks (pneumonia). [ref]
Shirley Chisholm
First black woman elected to the united states congress (1924-2005).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Ormond Beach (stroke).
Stanley "Tookie" Williams
American murderer (1953-2005).
Born December 29th, 1953 in Shreveport.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 51 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael P. Murphy
Naval special warfare operator us navy seal.
Born May 7th, 1976 in Smithtown.
Died June 28th, 2005 at 29 years old in Kunar (killed in action). [ref]
William Rehnquist
Chief justice of the united states from 1986 to 2005.
Born October 1st, 1924 in Milwaukee.
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Arlington County (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Mary Jackson
American mathematician and aerospace engineer (1921-2005).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Hampton.
Died February 11th, 2005 at 83 years old in Hampton.
Vincent Gigante
American boxer, mobster (1928-2005).
Born March 29th, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died December 19th, 2005 at 77 years old in Springfield.
James Doohan
Canadian actor.
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2005 at 85 years old in Redmond (pneumonia). [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes