Explore notable deaths.

Ronald 'Bo' Ginn

1934–2005

politician

Official cause

lung cancer

Shirley Chisholm

1924–2005

politician

Official cause

stroke

Karen Donaldson

1947–2005

para swimmer, para athlete

Official cause

pneumonia

Alan Cowland

1944–2005

motorcycle racer

Official cause

hanging to death

Kenji Takahashi

1946–2005

racing driver, racing automobile driver

Official cause

liver cirrhosis

Mangal Raj Joshi

1920–2005

astrologer

Official cause

myocardial infarction

Robert Matsui

1941–2005

politician, lawyer

Official cause

leukemia; pneumonia

Bob Kamps

1931–2005

Official cause

myocardial infarction

Alessandro Pinheiro Martins

1983–2005

association football player

Official cause

myocardial infarction

Jenny Boult

1951–2005

playwright, poet, writer

Official cause

lung cancer

Raúl Matas

1921–2004

journalist, television presenter, announcer

Official cause

pulmonary edema

John Chataway

1947–2004

politician

Official cause

stroke

Gérard Defaux

1937–2004

university teacher, romanist

Official cause

brain cancer

Saad Al-Dosari

1977–2004

association football player

Official cause

traffic collision

Mark Fiennes

1933–2004

photographer, illustrator

Official cause

disease

Artie Shaw

1910–2004

film actor, bandleader, composer

Official cause

diabetes

Bob Ferguson

1939–2004

American football player

Official cause

diabetes

Ľubomír Dolgoš

1956–2004

politician, pedagogue, writer

Official cause

traffic collision

Ken Burkhart

1916–2004

baseball player

Official cause

pulmonary emphysema

William Boyett

1927–2004

actor, television actor

Official cause

pneumonia; kidney failure

Jerry Orbach

1935–2004

actor, stage actor, television actor

Official cause

prostate cancer

Rosemary Rue

1928–2004

physician

Official cause

colorectal cancer; breast cancer

Johnny Oates

1946–2004

baseball player

Official cause

brain cancer

P. V. Narasimha Rao

1921–2004

politician, novelist, freedom fighter

Official cause

myocardial infarction