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In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Suzanne Flon
French film actress (1918-2005).
Born January 28th, 1918 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2005 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (gastroenteritis). [ref]
Ralph Erskine
Swedish architect.
Born February 24th, 1914 in Mill Hill. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Drottningholm. [ref]
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932–2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).
Barrington Moore, Jr.
American historian and sociologist.
Born May 12th, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 16th, 2005 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Lucky Thompson
American saxophonist (1924-2005).
Born June 16th, 1924 in Columbia. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2005 at 81 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Fei Xiaotong
Chinese politician (1910-2005).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Wujiang District.
Died April 24th, 2005 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Marek Perepeczko
Polish actor (1942-2005).
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 63 years old in Częstochowa (myocardial infarction).
Samir Kassir
Lebanese journalist (1960-2005).
Born May 5th, 1960 in Achrafieh.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 45 years old in Achrafieh. [ref]
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción. [ref]
J. James Exon
American politician (1921-2005).
Born August 9th, 1921 in Geddes.
Died June 10th, 2005 at 83 years old in Lincoln.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 739
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk