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In the year 2005
689 Notable deaths
Howard Morris
American actor.
Born September 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
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]
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]
Lamont Bentley
Actor.
Born October 25th, 1973 in Milwaukee.
Died January 19th, 2005 at 31 years old in Ventura County (traffic collision).
Amrita Pritam
Punjabi poet (1919-2005).
Born August 31st, 1919 in Gujranwala.
Died October 31st, 2005 at 86 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Barbara Bel Geddes
American actress (1922-2005).
Born October 31st, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Northeast Harbor (lung cancer). [ref]
Virginia Mayo
American actress.
Born November 30th, 1921 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 83 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction, heart failure). [ref]
Thurl Ravenscroft
American actor.
Born February 6th, 1914 in Norfolk.
Died May 22nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Fullerton (prostate cancer). [ref]
George Bernard Dantzig
American mathematician (1914-2005).
Born November 8th, 1914 in Portland.
Died May 13th, 2005 at 90 years old in Stanford (diabetes). [ref]
Frank Gorshin
American actor and comedian (1933-2005).
Born April 5th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2005 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
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