In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
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]
Li Lili
Chinese actress (1915-2005).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Beijing. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2005 at 90 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Ralph Erskine
Swedish architect (1914–2005).
Born February 24th, 1914 in Mill Hill.
Died March 16th, 2005 at 91 years old in Drottningholm.
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]
Robert Hunter
Canadian environmentalist, journalist, author and politician (1941-2005).
Born October 13th, 1941 in Winnipeg.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 63 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
112th governor of south carolina (1940-2005).
Born July 24th, 1940 in Greenville.
Died December 7th, 2005 at 65 years old in West Columbia (myocardial infarction).
Charly Gaul
Professional cyclist (1932–2005).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.
Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).
Albert Schatz
American microbiologist (1920-2005).
Born February 2nd, 1920 in Norwich.
Died January 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (pancreatic cancer).
Pierre Seel
French writer (1923-2005).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Haguenau.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 82 years old in Toulouse (cancer). [ref]
Larry Collins
American journalist (1929–2005).
Born September 14th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 75 years old in Fréjus (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 351 to 360 of 787
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur