In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German opera soprano (1915–2006).
Born December 9th, 1915 in Jarocin.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Schruns. [ref]
Fayard Nicholas
Choreographer, dancer, actor (1914–2006).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Mobile.
Died January 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Betty Comden
American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917–2006).
Born May 3rd, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Iris Marion Young
American philosopher (1949-2006).
Born January 2nd, 1949 in New York City.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bob Mathias
American athlete and congressman (1930–2006).
Born November 17th, 1930 in Tulare.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Fresno (cancer). [ref]
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italian film director (1919–2006).
Born November 19th, 1919 in Pisa.
Died October 12th, 2006 at 86 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Frank Campanella
American actor (1919–2006).
Born March 12th, 1919 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Johannes Rau
German politician (spd), 8th president of germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006).
Born January 16th, 1931 in Wuppertal. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
Chechen commander (1966-2006).
Died June 17th, 2006 at 40 years old in Argun (gunshot wound).
Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright (1950–2006).
Born October 18th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died January 30th, 2006 at 55 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Adam Williams
American actor (1922-2006).
Born November 26th, 1922 in Wall Lake.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]
Al Lewis
American actor, radio personality, politician (1923–2006).
Born April 30th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arthur Franz
American actor (1920-2006).
Born February 29th, 1920 in Perth Amboy.
Died June 17th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Sven Nykvist
Swedish cinematographer and film director (1922-2006).
Born December 3rd, 1922 in Moheda.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Kevin McClory
Actor, writer, producer (1926-2006).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Dublin.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Dublin.
Harry Seidler
Austrian-born australian architect.
Born June 25th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 82 years old in Sydney (stroke). [ref]
Ron Greenwood
English footballer and manager (1921-2006).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Suffolk.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Paul Halmos
American mathematician (1916–2006).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Budapest.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Los Gatos (pneumonia). [ref]
Ryutaro Hashimoto
82nd and 83rd prime minister of japan (1937-2006).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Sōja-shi.
Died July 1st, 2006 at 68 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (surgical complications).
Pat Corley
American actor (1930-2006).
Born June 1st, 1930 in Dallas.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lebo Mathosa
South african kwaito singer (1977–2006).
Born July 16th, 1977 in Daveyton.
Died October 23rd, 2006 at 29 years old in Germiston (traffic collision). [ref]
Seymour Martin Lipset
American sociologist (1922–2006).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Harlem.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 84 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Albert Scott Crossfield
United states navy officer (1921-2006).
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 84 years old in Atlanta (aviation accident). [ref]
George Koval
American and soviet intelligence officer (1913–2006).
Born December 25th, 1913 in Sioux City.
Died January 31st, 2006 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 895
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