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In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Wim Duisenberg
Dutch politician and economist.
Born July 9th, 1935 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2005 at 70 years old in Faucon (heart failure, drowning).
Don Durant
American actor and businessman (1932-2005).
Born November 20th, 1932 in Long Beach.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 72 years old in Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California (leukemia, lymphoma).
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor.
Born May 9th, 1914 in Barletta. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Brescia. [ref]
Pierre Bachelet
French singer-songwriter.
Born May 25th, 1944 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2005 at 60 years old in Suresnes (lung cancer). [ref]
Eknath Solkar
Indian cricket player (1948–2005).
Born March 18th, 1948 in Mumbai.
Died June 26th, 2005 at 57 years old in Mumbai.
Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan painter and sculptor (1923-2005).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Ciudad Bolívar. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Miriam Rothschild
British natural scientist and author (1908-2005).
Born August 5th, 1908 in Ashton.
Died January 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Oundle.
Jyotindra Nath Dixit
Indian diplomat (1936-2005).
Born January 8th, 1936 in Chennai.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 68 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
David Sheppard
English cleric and cricketer (1929-2005).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Reigate.
Died March 5th, 2005 at 75 years old in West Kirby (cancer, colorectal cancer).
Rudolph Moshammer
German fashion designer (1940–2005).
Born September 27th, 1940 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 2005 at 64 years old in Grünwald.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 739
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