In the year 2006
829 Notable deaths
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi president, army officer and baathist politician.
Born April 28th, 1937 in Al-Awja. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2006 at 69 years old in Kadhimiya (hanging). [ref]
Gerald Ford
President of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2006 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and tv personality (1962–2006).
Born February 22nd, 1962 in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 44 years old in Batt Reef (exsanguination). [ref]
Desmond Doss
American solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the purple heart medal, recipient of the medal of honor (1919–2007).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Lynchburg.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in Piedmont. [ref]
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul (1933-2006).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Barnwell. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2006 at 73 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Syd Barrett
British musician (1946–2006).
Born January 6th, 1946 in Cambridge.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 60 years old in Cambridge (diabetes, pancreatic cancer).
Augusto Pinochet
Dictator of chile from 1973 to 1990.
Born November 25th, 1915 in Valparaíso.
Died December 10th, 2006 at 91 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Knotts
American actor and stand-up comedian.
Born July 21st, 1924 in Morgantown. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Kuklinski
American criminal (1935–2006).
Born April 11th, 1935 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2006 at 70 years old in Trenton (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Chris Penn
American actor (1965–2006).
Born October 10th, 1965 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2006 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cardiomyopathy). [ref]
Carlo Acutis
Italian programmer, cyber apostle of the holy eucharist, confessor and blessed.
Died October 12th, 2006 at 15 years old in Monza (acute myeloid leukemia).
Milton Friedman
American economist, statistician, and writer.
Born July 31st, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2006 at 94 years old in San Francisco (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Boyle
American actor (1935–2006).
Born October 18th, 1935 in Norristown.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Slobodan Milošević
Yugoslavian and serbian politician (1941−2006).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Požarevac. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2006 at 64 years old in Scheveningen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mickey Hargitay
Hungarian-american actor and bodybuilder (1926–2006).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).
Glenn Ford
Canadian-american actor (1916-2006).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2006 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Dana Reeve
American actress and singer (1961–2006).
Born March 17th, 1961 in Teaneck.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 44 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer). [ref]
Coretta Scott King
American author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of martin luther king, jr..
Born April 27th, 1927 in Marion. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Rosarito (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Jack Palance
American actor (1919–2006).
Born February 18th, 1919 in Lattimer.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 87 years old in Montecito (stroke). [ref]
Proof
American rapper (1973–2006).
Born October 2nd, 1973 in Detroit.
Died April 11th, 2006 at 32 years old in Detroit (gunshot wound).
Shelley Winters
American actress (1920-2006).
Born August 18th, 1920 in East St. Louis.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
J Dilla
American record producer and rapper (1974–2006).
Born February 7th, 1974 in Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Darren McGavin
American actor.
Born May 7th, 1922 in Spokane. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson