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In the year 2005
739 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
American actor (1973-2005).
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.
Died August 8th, 2005 at 82 years old in Northeast Harbor (lung cancer). [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).
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 739
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