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In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Fritz Schilgen
German athlete (1906-2005).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Kronberg im Taunus.
Died September 12th, 2005 at 99 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
Humphrey Carpenter
British writer and broadcaster.
Born April 29th, 1946 in Oxford. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2005 at 58 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Álvaro Cunhal
Portuguese politician and writer (1913-2005).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Coimbra.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Sergio Endrigo
Italian singer-songwriter (1933-2005).
Died September 7th, 2005 at 72 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Dorris Bowdon
American actress (1914-2005).
Born December 27th, 1914 in Tate County.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Zainab al Ghazali
Egyptian activist (1917-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1917.
Died August 3rd, 2005 at 88 years old in Cairo.
John Ostrom
American paleontologist (1928-2005).
Born February 18th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Litchfield (Alzheimer's disease).
Alexei Sultanov
Uzbekistani musician.
Born August 7th, 1969 in Tashkent. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2005 at 35 years old in Fort Worth. [ref]
Harald Szeemann
Swiss art historian (1933-2005).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Bern. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Tegna. [ref]
Pierre Moerlen
French musician (1952-2005).
Born October 23rd, 1952 in Colmar.
Died May 3rd, 2005 at 52 years old in Colmar, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 739
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld