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In the year 2005
786 Notable deaths
Thurl Ravenscroft
American actor.
Born February 6th, 1914 in Norfolk.
Died May 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Fullerton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Barbara Bel Geddes
American actress (1922–2005).
Born October 31st, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Northeast Harbor (lung cancer). [ref]
Shelby Foote
American novelist, historian (1916-2005).
Born November 17th, 1916 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2005 at 88 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Debralee Scott
American actress (1953-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1953 in Elizabeth.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 52 years old in Amelia Island (disease).
Howard Morris
American actor.
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Virginia Mayo
American actress (1920–2005).
Born November 30th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died January 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Max Schmeling
German boxer (1905-2005).
Born September 28th, 1905 in Klein Luckow. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 99 years old in Wenzendorf. [ref]
Joe Ranft
American screenwriter (1960–2005).
Born March 13th, 1960 in Pasadena.
Died August 16th, 2005 at 45 years old in Mendocino County (traffic collision). [ref]
Chris Candido
American professional wrestler (1972–2005).
Born March 21st, 1972 in Spring Lake.
Died April 28th, 2005 at 33 years old in New Brunswick (pneumonia).
Teresa Wright
American actress (1918-2005).
Born October 27th, 1918 in New York City, Harlem.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
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