In the year 2005

787 Notable deaths

Giuseppe Caprio

Catholic cardinal (1914–2005).

Born November 15th, 1914 in Lapio.

Died October 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Rome.

Franco Mannino

Italian composer (1924-2005).

Born April 24th, 1924 in Palermo. [ref]

Died February 1st, 2005 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]

Dane Zajc

Slovenian poet, playwright, and writer (1929–2005).

Born October 26th, 1929 in Zgornja Javoršica.

Died October 20th, 2005 at 75 years old in Golnik (cancer).

Jany Holt

French actor (1909-2005).

Born May 13th, 1909 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died October 26th, 2005 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Dragoljub Minić

Yugoslav grandmaster of chess. (1937–2005).

Born March 5th, 1937 in Podgorica.

Died April 5th, 2005 at 68 years old in Novi Sad.

Alastair G. W. Cameron

Canadian astrophysicist.

Born June 21st, 1925 in Winnipeg.

Died October 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Tucson.

Art Cross

American racing driver.

Born January 24th, 1918 in Jersey City.

Died April 15th, 2005 at 87 years old in Indiana.

Anita Kulcsár

Hungarian handball player.

Born October 2nd, 1976 in Szerencs.

Died January 19th, 2005 at 28 years old in Velence (traffic collision).

Hinako Sugiura

Japanese manga artist (1958–2005).

Born November 30th, 1958 in Tokyo.

Died July 22nd, 2005 at 46 years old in Kashiwa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Hubert Curien

French physicist.

Born October 30th, 1924 in Cornimont.

Died February 6th, 2005 at 80 years old in Loury.

Deaths 561 to 570 of 787

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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht