In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Te Atairangikaahu
Māori queen (1931–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Waahi Pā.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Ngāruawāhia (kidney failure). [ref]
Joyce Hatto
English musician (1928-2006).
Born September 5th, 1928 in London.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 77 years old in Cambridge (ovarian cancer). [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).
Anna Moffo
American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress (1932-2006).
Born June 27th, 1932 in Wayne.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Akira Ifukube
Japanese composer (1914-2006).
Born May 31st, 1914 in Kushiro.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Meguro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Phil Brown
American actor (1916–2006).
Born April 30th, 1916 in Cambridge.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
A. M. Rosenthal
American journalist (1922–2006).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 84 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Nandini Satpathy
Politician from odisha, india (1931-2006).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Cuttack.
Died August 4th, 2006 at 75 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
David Bronstein
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born February 19th, 1924 in Bila Tserkva.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Minsk (stroke). [ref]
Georgia Gibbs
American singer.
Born August 17th, 1919 in Worcester.
Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Shirley Walker
American film and television composer (1945–2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Napa.
Died November 30th, 2006 at 61 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
Claude Jade
French actress (1948-2006).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Dijon.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (retinoblastoma). [ref]
Allan Kaprow
American artist (1927–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Atlantic City.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
Tetsurō Tamba
Japanese actor (1922–2006).
Born July 17th, 1922 in Ōkubo.
Died September 24th, 2006 at 84 years old in Mitaka (pneumonia).
Igor Sergeyev
Russian military officer (1938–2006).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Lysychansk.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
Henry M. Morris
American young earth creationist and christian apologist (1918–2006).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Dallas.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in San Diego (stroke). [ref]
Henry Fok
Hong kong businessman (1923–2006).
Born May 10th, 1923 in British Hong Kong.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 83 years old in Beijing (lymphoma).
Johnny Sekka
Gambian-english actor (1934–2006).
Born July 21st, 1934 in Dakar.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 72 years old in Agua Dulce (lung cancer).
Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
German nobleman (1915–2006).
Born March 25th, 1915 in Brunswick.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
Kathleen Antonelli
Irish computer programmer (1921-2006).
Born February 12th, 1921 in Creeslough.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 85 years old in Wyndmoor (cancer). [ref]
Khan Abdul Wali Khan
Senior politician in pakistan, president of awami national party (1917–2006).
Born January 11th, 1917 in Charsadda.
Died January 26th, 2006 at 89 years old in Islamabad (myocardial infarction).
Bernie Geoffrion
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2006).
Born February 14th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died March 11th, 2006 at 75 years old in Atlanta (stomach cancer). [ref]
Catherine Leroy
French photojournalist (1944-2006).
Born August 27th, 1944 in Sannois. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 895
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett