In the year 2006
829 Notable deaths
Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright (1950–2006).
Born October 18th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died January 30th, 2006 at 55 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [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]
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
Chechen commander (1966-2006).
Died June 17th, 2006 at 40 years old in Argun (ballistic trauma).
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]
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]
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]
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]
Arthur Hill
Canadian actor (1922-2006).
Born August 1st, 1922 in Melfort. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2006 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sven Nykvist
Swedish cinematographer (1922-2006).
Born December 3rd, 1922 in Moheda.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Joyce Hatto
English musician (1928-2006).
Born September 5th, 1928 in London. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2006 at 77 years old in Cambridge (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ron Greenwood
English footballer and manager (1921-2006).
Born March 18th, 1921 in Suffolk.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Pat Corley
American actor (1930-2006).
Born June 1st, 1930 in Dallas.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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]
Lebo Mathosa
South african kwaito singer.
Born July 16th, 1977 in Daveyton.
Died October 23rd, 2006 at 29 years old in Johannesburg (traffic collision). [ref]
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.
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).
P. F. Strawson
British philosopher (1919–2006).
Born November 23rd, 1919 in Ealing.
Died February 13th, 2006 at 86 years old in John Radcliffe Hospital. [ref]
Paul Carr
American actor (1934–2006).
Born February 1st, 1934 in New Orleans.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Ryutaro Hashimoto
82nd and 83rd prime minister of japan (1937-2006).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Shibuya-ku, Sōja.
Died July 1st, 2006 at 68 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (surgical complications).
Harry Seidler
Austrian-born australian architect.
Born June 25th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2006 at 82 years old in Sydney (stroke). [ref]
Rocío Jurado
Spanish singer and actress (1943-2006).
Born September 18th, 1943 in Chipiona. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2006 at 62 years old in Alcobendas (pancreatic cancer).
Akira Ifukube
Japanese composer (1914-2006).
Born May 31st, 1914 in Kushiro. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Meguro-ku (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Te Atairangikaahu
Māori queen.
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Waahi Pā.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 75 years old (kidney failure). [ref]
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka