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july 2005
1

renaldo obie benson, 69, american soul , r&b singer , member of 4 tops, lung cancer.
rex berry, 80, american football player.
gus bodnar, 82, canadian ice hockey player.
bill frink, 78, american sportscaster (wls-tv).
arvo ojala, 85, american technical advisor , actor, gun accident.
luther vandross, 54, american r&b singer, complications of stroke.

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florence kirsch, 90, american classical pianist.
ernest lehman, 89, american screenwriter (who s afraid of virginia woolf, north northwest).
kenneth pinyan, 45, american boeing engineer, perforated colon after having sex horse [1].
norm prescott, 78, american co-founder of filmation animation studios. [2]
martin sanchez, 26, mexican boxer, of injuries sustained in july 1 bout.

3

scott byrne, 44, american drummer of duo instant death.
siv ericks, 87, swedish character actress.
nan kempner, 74, american society hostess.
alberto lattuada, 90, italian film director.
pierre michelot, 77, french jazz bassist, played miles davis.
gaylord nelson, 89, american politician, former governor of wisconsin, u.s. senator wisconsin , founder of earth day.
wenten rubuntja, australian artist , indigenous activist.
hedy west, 67, american folksinger.
harrison young, 75, american actor (saving private ryan).

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chris bunch, 62, american science fiction writer, lung ailment.
gustav-adolf bursche, 86, german world war ii officer.
bryan coleman, 94, british television , film actor.
al downing, 65, american r&b , country & western musician, leukaemia.
june haver, 79, american film actress, widow of fred macmurray.
marga lópez, 81, mexican screen , television actress, heart failure.
hank stram, 82, american national football league coach (kansas city chiefs) , member of pro football hall of fame.
lorenzo thomas, 60, panamanian-born american poet.

5

leo breiman, 77, american statistician.
ray davis, 65, american singer, founding member of parliament/funkadelic.
baloo gupte, 70, indian test cricketer.
james stockdale, 81, american vice admiral, medal of honor recipient, ex-prisoner of war , independent vp candidate in 1992.

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bruno augenstein, 82, german-born american mathematician , physicist.
paul deliège, 74, belgian comic book writer/artist. [3]
l. patrick gray, 88, american former director of united states fbi, pancreatic cancer.
james haskins, 63, american professor, biographer, , author.
ed mcbain, 78, american mystery novel writer, wrote under numerous pseudonyms (ed mcbain), cancer of larynx.
donald mcginley, 85, american politician, u.s. representative nebraska (1959–1961) , lieutenant governor of nebraska (1983–1987). [4]
patrick s. parker, 75, american businessman (parker hannifin).
dick sabot, 61, american economist, internet entrepreneur, co-founder of tripod.com.
frank shipston, 98, english cricketer.
claude simon, 91, french writer , nobel prize winner.
grace thaxton, 114, american supercentenarian, oldest resident of kentucky , oldest person ever born in new york.

7

norman bennett, 82, english rugby player , cricketer.
henri betti, 87, french composer , pianist.
hasib hussain, 18, british terrorist.
mohammad sidique khan, 30, british terrorist.
germaine lindsay, 19, british terrorist.
ihab al-sherif, egyptian envoy in iraq.
gustaf sobin, 69, american-born poet , novelist.
shehzad tanweer, 22, british terrorist.

8

julian letterlough, 35, american boxer
judy mann, 61, american longtime columnist washington post.

9

chuck cadman, 57, canadian member of parliament.
yevgeny grishin, 74, russian speed skater, first speed skater under 40 seconds on 500 metres.
kevin hagen, 77, american actor on little house on prairie.
byron preiss, 52, american writer/editor/publisher. [5]
alex shibicky, 91, canadian ice hockey player made first slapshot.
rafique zakaria, 79, indian islamic scholar.

10

frank moores, 72, canadian former newfoundland premier.
a.j. quinnell, 65, english writer, man on fire.
freda wright-sorce, 50, american wife of don geronimo of don , mike show.
jack tripp, 83, british pantomime dame.
freddy soto, 35, american comedian , actor.

11

keith alexander, 41, american guitarist.
ole christian bach, 48, norwegian fraudster.
gretchen franklin, 94, english television actress, best known ethel skinner in eastenders.
shinya hashimoto, 40, japanese professional wrestler.
jesus ricardo iglesias, 83, argentine grand prix racing driver.
frances langford, 92, american singer/actress.
mickey owen, 89, american former mlb player brooklyn dodgers.

12

piero cappuccilli, 78, italian opera singer.
meyer cardin, 97, american jurist.
joseph patrick delaney, 70, american roman catholic bishop of diocese of fort worth, texas many years. [6]
arthur fletcher, 80, american government official, assistant labor secretary under president richard nixon, called father of affirmative action . [7]
john king, baron king of wartnaby, 87, british peer, businessman , chairman of british airways 1981 1993.
scott paul, 24, american actor (wyatt earp). [8]
john thorley, 78, welsh rugby union , rugby league footballer.[9]

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robert p. abelson, 76, american psychologist , political scientist.
sir david brown, 77, british admiral.
bob maslen-jones, 84, british olympic shooter.

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mark carlisle, baron carlisle of bucklow, 76, british politician , peer.
richard leiterman, 70, canadian award-winning cinematographer.
matt patrick, 86, scottish footballer.
jacques roche, 40s, haitian journalist.
dame cicely saunders, 87, british palliative care activist, founded st. christopher s hospice (where herself died), cancer.
j. b. trapp, 79, new zealand historian.

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david daiches, 92, scottish literary critic.
anne drungis, 73, american olympic fencer. [10]
michael gibson, 60, american tony-nominated orchestrator , musician.
kenneth graham, 82, british trade unionist.
sir ronald wilson, 82, australian high court justice.

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mira ashby, 84, canadian physician.
blue barron, 92, american orchestra leader.
mark chorvinsky, 51, american magician , entrepreneur, , founder of strangemag magazine.
pietro consagra, 84, italian sculptor.
w. fox mckeithen, 58, american politician, 5-time louisiana secretary of state.
john ostrom, 77, american paleontologist revolutionized understanding of dinosaurs.
miguel pérez, 68, puerto rican wrestler.
helen bonchek schneyer, 84, american folk musician.

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laurel aitken, 77, jamaican musician.
biplab dasgupta, 66, indian economist
geraldine fitzgerald, 91, irish-born american actress, alzheimer s disease.
sir edward heath, 89, british politician, prime minister (1970–1974), pneumonia.
gavin lambert, 80, british-born american novelist, screenwriter (inside daisy clover, sons , lovers).
joe vialls, australian writer.
william weatherspoon, 69, american songwriter , recored producer.

18

elizabeth blodgett hall, 95, american educationist.
paul duke, 78, american political journalist.
amy gillett, 29, australian rower , cyclist.
jim parker, 71, american football player, offensive tackle baltimore colts , member of pro football hall of fame.
gerry thomas, 83, american marketing , sales executive, innovator, inventor of tv dinner, cancer.
william westmoreland, 91, u.s. army general commanded american military operations in vietnam war 1964 1968.

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jim aparo, 72, american comic book artist (batman, phantom stranger, spectre). [11]
alain bombard, 80, french biologist , physician.
edward bunker, 71, american author, screenwriter, , actor (mr. blue in reservoir dogs).
john d. cartano, 96, american lawyer.
john herald, 66, american folk musician, recording artist, member of greenbriar boys vanguard records.
hastings keith, 89, american politician, united states representative massachusetts, served 1959–1973, member of republican party.
john tyndall, 71, british neo-nazi political activist, founder of british national party.

20

charles chibitty, 83, american last surviving comanche code talker.
james doohan, 85, canadian actor (best known role scotty on original star trek), pneumonia , alzheimer s disease.
finn gustavsen, 79, norwegian politician.
kayo hatta, 47, american film director (picture bride).
alfred hayes, 76, british wrestler/ wrestling announcer (most notably wwf).
david tomblin, 74, british film , television director.

21

bryn allen, 84, welsh footballer.
long john baldry, 64, british blues musician.
bruce bolt, 75, australian-born american scientist , earthquake expert.
andrzej grubba, 47, polish table tennis player.
ian robertson, lord robertson, 92, scottish judge.
shirley thomas, 85, american space historian, hollywood producer, , usc professor.

22

jean-charles de menezes, 27, brazilian electrician, shot police.
william beatley, 81, british olympic fencer.
jerry marcus, 81, american cartoonist (trudy). [12]
eugene record, 64, american lead vocalist chi-lites.
hinako sugiura, 46, japanese author , cartoonist. [13]
george d. wallace, 88, american actor (forbidden planet, pajama game).
xue muqiao, 100, chinese economist, director of national bureau of statistics.

23

ray crist, 105, american centenarian , chemist.
joseph dessertine, 82, french cyclist.
myron floren, 85, american musician, longtime accordionist/bandleader on lawrence welk show.
john hunt, 87, american oceanographer.
ray oldham, 54, american football player, former nfl cornerback, pittsburgh steelers.

24

viktor berkovsky, 73, russian bard.
george buhr, 76, american football coach.
sir richard doll, 92, british epidemiologist, first person link cigarette smoking , lung cancer.
pavel dostál, 62, czech minister cultural affairs.
fraser mcluskey, 90, scottish military chaplain , minister.
francis ona, 52, papua new guinean bougainville rebel leader.

25

paul britten austin, 83, british writer , broadcaster.
giulio cantoni, 89, italian-born american physician.
eddie crook, jr., 76, olympic boxer , vietnam veteran.
david jackson, 71, british actor.
alf joint, 77, british stuntman.
maria couto maia-lopes, 114, portuguese supercentenarian, oldest person ever documented in portugal.
albert mangelsdorff, 76, german trombonist.
ford rainey, 96, american actor.

26

pierre broué, 79, french trotskyist historian.
mario david, 71, italian footballer.
john edwards, 93, canadian footballer.
alexander golitzen, 97, russian-born american oscar-winning movie art director , production designer.
jack hirshleifer, 79, american economist.
danny simon, 85, american comedy writer, brother of neil simon. [14]

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shelley appleton, 86, american labor leader.
betty astell, 93, american actress, entertainer , widow of cyril fletcher.
tungia baker, 64, new zealand māori actress (the piano) , artist.
al held, 76, american abstract painter.
helen phillips, 86, american opera singer.
dom um romão, 79, brazilian jazz drummer.
marten toonder, 93, dutch author , cartoonist.
robert wright, 90, american musical lyricist (team of wright & forrest – grand hotel, kismet, song of norway, etc.).

28

ian baker, 77, british army general.
christopher bunting, 80, english cellist.
jair da rosa pinto, 84, brazilian footballer.
bergur sigurbjörnsson, 88, icelandic politician.

29

hermione hammond, 94, english painter , portrait artist. [15]
hildegarde sell, 99, american cabaret singer, natural causes.
pat mccormick, 78, american television comedy writer (johnny carson, phyllis diller, red skelton; candid camera, smart, etc.).

30

carl beam, 62, canadian ojibwe artist.
georges briard, 88, russian-born american designer.
ray cunningham, 100, american baseball player, recognized oldest living former major league baseball player. [16]
john garang, 60, sudanese vice president, helicopter crash. [17]
lucky thompson, 81, american saxophonist.

31

wim duisenberg, 70, dutch banker , politician, suffered heart attack while swimming , drowned. [18]
armando ferreira, 85, portuguese footballer.
mantle hood, 87, american ethnomusicologist.
lawrence teeter, 56, american lawyer, attempted have sirhan sirhan retried, saying did not kill robert f. kennedy, lymphoma.[19]