In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Françoise d'Eaubonne
French feminist (1920–2005).
Born March 12th, 1920 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 2005 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Marek Perepeczko
Polish actor (1942-2005).
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 63 years old in Częstochowa (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Gomelsky
Soviet basketball coach (1928–2005).
Born January 18th, 1928 in Kronstadt.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 77 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Kâzım Koyuncu
Turkish singer (1971–2005).
Born November 7th, 1971 in Hopa.
Died June 25th, 2005 at 33 years old in Istanbul (testicular cancer).
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]
Guy Green
British director, cinematographer, camera operator, screenwriter and producer (1913-2005).
Born November 5th, 1913 in Somerset.
Died September 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
George Rochberg
American composer (1918-2005).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Paterson. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2005 at 86 years old in Bryn Mawr. [ref]
Alberto Lattuada
Italian film director (1914–2005).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Vaprio d'Adda.
Died July 3rd, 2005 at 90 years old in Orvieto (Alzheimer's disease).
Eddie Barclay
French musician, record producer and composer (1921–2005).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Maclyn McCarty
American geneticist (1911-2005).
Born June 9th, 1911 in South Bend.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 93 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Deaths 371 to 380 of 787
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson