In the year 2005
787 Notable deaths
Eddie Crook
Boxer (1929-2005).
Born April 19th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died July 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in Montgomery.
Sheila Piercey Summers
South african tennis player (1919–2005).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Johannesburg.
Died August 14th, 2005 at 86 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Dmitry Nelyubin
Soviet racing cyclist (1971–2005).
Born February 8th, 1971 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 1st, 2005 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jan Pieter Schotte
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born April 29th, 1928 in Waregem.
Died January 10th, 2005 at 76 years old in Rome.
Daniel Branca
Argentine comic artist (1951-2005).
Born December 7th, 1951 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 53 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roy Rea
Northern irish footballer (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Belfast.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Attilio Giovannini
Italian footballer.
Died February 18th, 2005 at 80 years old in New Fairfield. [ref]
Chris van der Klaauw
Dutch politician (1924-2005).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Leiden. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2005 at 80 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Sylve Bengtsson
Swedish association football player (1930-2005).
Born July 2nd, 1930 in Halmstad.
Died April 30th, 2005 at 74 years old in Sweden.
Theo Middelkamp
Dutch racing cyclist (1914–2005).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Nieuw-Namen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 91 years old in Beveren.
Deaths 641 to 650 of 787
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder