2005
Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (born 1930)
Gunder Gundersen was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official. He was born in Asker.
Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (born 1930)
The 2000s
Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
2005
Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (born 1950)
Samir Kassir was a Lebanese-Syrian-Palestinian journalist of An-Nahar and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent o…
Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (born 1950)
2005
Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (born 1912)
Melita Stedman Norwood was a British civil servant, Communist Party of Great Britain member and KGB spy.
Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (born 1912)
2005
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1945)
Harold Cardinal was a Cree writer, political leader, teacher, negotiator, and lawyer. Throughout his career he advocated, on behalf of all First Nation peoples, for the right to be…
Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1945)
2005
Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (born 1949)
Adolfo Aguilar Zínser was a Mexican scholar, diplomat and politician who served as a National Security Advisor to President Vicente Fox and as a UN Security Council Ambassador in t…
Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (born 1949)
2005
Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (born 1917)
Wee Chong Jin was a Malayan-born Singaporean jurist who served as a chief justice of Singapore for 27 years, from 1963 to 1990, where he was the first Asian lawyer appointed as a j…
Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (born 1917)
2005
Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1922)
General Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves GOL OA was a Portuguese army officer in the Engineering Corps who took part in the Carnation Revolution and later served as Prime Minister from 1…
Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1922)
2005
Anne Bancroft, American film actress; winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (born 193
Anne Bancroft was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony A…
Anne Bancroft, American film actress; winner of the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (born 193
2005
Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer, designed the Pitts Special (born 1915)
Curtis Hardeman Pitts was an American aircraft designer, aircraft manufacturer, crop duster, and airport fixed-base operator. He became widely known and revered in the aerobatics c…
Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer, designed the Pitts Special (born 1915)
2005
Anne-Marie Alonzo, Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher (born 1951)
Anne-Marie Alonzo, was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.
Anne-Marie Alonzo, Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher (born 1951)
2005
Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (born 1918)
Scott Alexander Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, and novelist. He was the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young. Over his career, Young wrote 45 books, incl…
Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (born 1918)
2005
Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (born 1913)
Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal was a Portuguese leftist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the corporatist regime of the Estado Novo. He served as secre…
Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (born 1913)
2005
David Diamond, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
David Leo Diamond was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modal. Hi…
David Diamond, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
2005
Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914)
Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor. From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's for…
Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914)
2005
Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924)
Mimi Parent was a Canadian surrealist artist. For many years she lived and worked in Paris, France. Her art is known for its symbolism, and the metaphorical use of existing objects…
Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924)
2005
Suzanne Flon, French actress (born 1918)
Suzanne Flon was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film Thou Shalt Not Kill. Flon also received t…
Suzanne Flon, French actress (born 1918)
2005
Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906)
Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel La Llamarada, which ha…
Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906)
2005
Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (born 1914)
Manuel Sadosky was an Argentine mathematician, civil servant and author who was born in Buenos Aires to Jewish Russian immigrants who had fled the pogroms in Europe.
Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (born 1914)
2005
Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929)
John Lawrence Collins Jr. was an American writer and historian.
Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929)
2005
Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
Jack St. Clair Kilby was an American electronics engineer who took part, along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor, in the realization of the first integrated circuit whil…
Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
2005
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (born 1914)
Syed Mushtaq Ali was an Indian cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112…
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (born 1914)
2005
Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (born 1928)
Jaime Lachica Sin was a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as the 30th archbishop of Manila from 1974 until his retirement in 2003. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pop…
Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (born 1928)
2005
Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (born 1926)
Shana Alexander was an American journalist. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point…
Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (born 1926)
2005
Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (born 1925)
Manolis Anagnostakis was a Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist and existentialist poetry movements arising during and after the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s.…
Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (born 1925)