The Recently Dead List 2005

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Celebrity
Died
Age
Comments
Rosemary Kennedy
7 jan 2005
86
JFK's elder sister.
Patsy Rowlands
22 jan 2005
71
Actress in the 'Carry On' films.
Johnny Carson
23 jan 2005
79
American TV presenter.
John DeLorean
26 jan 2005
80
Built the DeLorean DMC-12 as seen in Back to the Future.
Jim Capaldi
28 jan 2005
60
Drummer with the band 'Traffic'.
Max Schmeling
2 feb 2005
99
Former world heavyweight boxing champion
Arthur Miller
10 feb 2005
89
American playwrite
Stan Richards
11 feb 2005
74
Played Seth in Emmerdale.
Sandra Dee
20 feb 2005
62
American Actress.
Hunter S. Thompson
20 feb 2005
67
Wrote 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'.
Tommy Vance
6 mar 2005
63
Former Radio 1 DJ.
Debra Hill
8 mar 2005
54
Film producer and screenwriter.
Dave Allen
10 mar 2005
68
Irish comedian.
Jim Callaghan
27 mar 2005
92
Lord Callaghan of Cardiff. Former Labour Prime Minister.
Pope John Paul II
2 apr 2005
84
Became Pope in 1978. Survived an assassination attempt in 1981.
Prince Rainier of Monaco
6 apr 2005
81
Married Grace Kelly in 1956.
Sir John Mills
23 apr 2005
97
British actor. Appeared in over 100 films
Ismail Merchant
24 may 2005
68
Half of the Merchant Ivory film production team.
Billy Smart
29 may 2005
70
Star of Billy Smart's Circus
Anne Bancroft
7 jun 2005
73
Actress and wife of Mel Brooks.
Richard Whitely
26 jun 2005
61
Presenter of Countdown
Luther Vandross
01 jul 2005
54
Singer
Gretchen Franklin
12 jul 2005
94
Played Ethel in Eastenders.
Sir Edward Heath
17 jul 2005
89
Former tory PM 1970-1974
James Doohan
19 jul 2005
85
Played Scotty in Star Trek.
Long John Baldry
21 jul 2005
64
1960s Blues singer.
King Fahd
1 aug 2005
84
King of Saudi Arabia
Robin Cook
6 aug 2005
59
Former Labour Foreign Secretary.
Mo Mowlam
19 aug 2005
55
Former labour MP and Northern Ireland Secretary.
Robert Moog
22 aug 2005
71
Poineer of the Electronic Synthesizer
Jack Slipper
24 aug 2005
81
The policeman who tracked Ronnie Biggs down in Brazil.
Michael Sheard
30 aug 2005
65
Played Mr Bronson in Grange Hill.
Don Adams
25 sep 2005
82
Actor. Played Maxwell Smart in the series Get Smart
Ronnie Barker
3 oct 2005
76
One half of The Two Ronnies
Rosa Parks
25 oct 2005
92
American Black civil rights campaigner.
Lord Lichfield
11 nov 2005
66
Photographer and cousin of the Queen.
George Best
25 nov 2005
59
Footballing legend and alcoholic.
Robert Sheckley
9 dec 2005
77
Science fiction author.
Richard Pryor
10 dec 2005
65
American comedian and actor.
Kerry Packer
27 dec 2005
68
Richest man in Australia.

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