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In the year 2005

789 Notable deaths

Fernando de Diego

Spanish esperantist, journalist and linguist (1919–2005).

Born November 2nd, 1919 in Guadalajara.

Died July 1st, 2005 at 85 years old in Zaragoza.

Mario Ricci

Italian cyclist.

Born August 13th, 1914 in Padua.

Died February 22nd, 2005 at 90 years old in Como.

Wolfgang Blochwitz

German footballer (1941-2005).

Born February 8th, 1941 in Geringswalde.

Died May 8th, 2005 at 64 years old in Bad Berka.

Izabella Bashmakova

Russian historian of mathematics (1921-2005).

Born January 3rd, 1921 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]

Died July 17th, 2005 at 84 years old in Zvenigorod.

László Nagy

Hungarian pair skater.

Born August 13th, 1927 in Szombathely.

Died April 19th, 2005 at 77 years old

Milena Hübschmannová

Czech linguist and romani scholar.

Born July 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 8th, 2005 at 72 years old in Kameeldrift (traffic collision). [ref]

Óscar López

Colombian footballer (1939-2005).

Born April 2nd, 1939 in Medellín.

Died December 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Cali (diabetes). [ref]

Vladimir Stogov

Russian weightlifter (1930-2005).

Born November 5th, 1930 in Moscow.

Died May 17th, 2005 at 74 years old in Moscow.

Max Lundgren

Swedish children's writer (1937–2005).

Born March 22nd, 1937 in Landskrona.

Died May 27th, 2005 at 68 years old in Malmö.

José Beyaert

French racing cyclist (1925-2005).

Born October 1st, 1925 in Lens.

Died June 11th, 2005 at 79 years old in La Rochelle. [ref]

Deaths 671 to 680 of 789

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