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In the year 2005
739 Notable deaths
Larry Bunker
American musician (1928–2005).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Long Beach.
Died March 8th, 2005 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Takanori Arisawa
Japanese composer.
Born April 2nd, 1951 in Tokyo.
Died November 26th, 2005 at 54 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Robert Coldwell Wood
American political scientist (1923-2005).
Born September 16th, 1923 in St. Louis.
Died April 1st, 2005 at 81 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Song Renqiong
Chinese politician (1909-2005).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Liuyang.
Died January 8th, 2005 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Yvonne Vera
Zimbabwean writer (1964–2005).
Born September 19th, 1964 in Bulawayo.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 40 years old in Toronto (death from AIDS-related complications, meningitis).
Nadia Anjuman
Afghan poet.
Born December 27th, 1981 in Herat.
Died November 4th, 2005 at 23 years old in Herat. [ref]
Yon Hyong-muk
7th premier of north korea (1931-2005).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture.
Died October 23rd, 2005 at 73 years old in Pyongyang (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Cliff Allison
British racing driver.
Born February 8th, 1932 in Brough.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 73 years old in Brough.
Vasco Gonçalves
Portuguese politician (1921-2005).
Died June 11th, 2005 at 83 years old in Almancil.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 739
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy