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In the year 2005
753 Notable deaths
Rosa Parks
African-american civil rights activist (1913-2005).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]
John Paul II
Head of the roman catholic church from 1978 to 2005.
Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice.
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Apostolic Palace (Parkinson's disease, sepsis, myocardial infarction, senility).
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Peoria.
Died December 10th, 2005 at 65 years old in Encino (multiple sclerosis, myocardial infarction).
Eddie Guerrero
Native hispanic/latino-american wrestler (1967–2005).
Born October 9th, 1967 in El Paso.
Died November 13th, 2005 at 38 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure). [ref]
Hunter S. Thompson
American journalist and author (1937-2005).
Born July 18th, 1937 in Louisville.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 67 years old in Woody Creek. [ref]
Johnny Carson
American talk show host and comedian (1925–2005).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Corning.
Died January 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Pat Morita
Japanese-american actor (1932-2005).
Born June 28th, 1932 in Isleton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2005 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnnie Cochran
American attorney (1937–2005).
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Shreveport.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 67 years old in Los Feliz (brain cancer).
Arthur Miller
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005).
Born October 17th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Roxbury (cancer, heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005).
Born April 20th, 1951 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2005 at 54 years old in Edison (diabetes). [ref]
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