Historical Events Please go to a prior page. Famous Birthdays Please go to a prior page. Famous Weddings Please go to a prior page. Famous Deaths Deaths 101 - 103 of 103 Jan 29 Yutaka Makino, Japanese composer, dies at 74 Jan 30 Martyn Bennett [-Knight], Canadian-Scottish celtic-fusion piper, pianist, and composer, dies of cancer at 33 Jan 30 Wes Wehmiller, American touring and session bass guitarist (Duran Duran; Missing Persons), dies of thyroid cancer at 33 Previous 1 2 Next Dec 2004 History by Year Feb 2005 What Happened in 2005 Hurricane KatrinaAugust 29, 2005