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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Eddie Albert
American actor (1906-2005).
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Rock Island.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 99 years old in Pacific Palisades (pneumonia). [ref]
John Spencer
American actor.
Born December 20th, 1946 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 2005 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter.
Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Peter Drucker
American business consultant.
Born November 19th, 1909 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2005 at 95 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Peter Jennings
Canadian-american broadcast journalist (1938–2005).
Born July 29th, 1938 in Toronto.
Died August 7th, 2005 at 67 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Matthew McGrory
American actor (1973-2005).
Born May 17th, 1973 in West Chester.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
John Mills
English actor (1908-2005).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Watts Naval School. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 97 years old in Denham (stroke). [ref]
August Wilson
American playwright (1945-2005).
Born April 27th, 1945 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 60 years old in Seattle (liver cancer). [ref]
Ronnie Barker
English actor, comedian and writer (1929-2005).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Bedford.
Died October 3rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Adderbury (heart failure). [ref]
Dave Allen
Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Firhouse.
Died March 10th, 2005 at 68 years old in Kensington (Sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome).
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