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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Milan Babić
First president of the republic of serbian krajina 1991–1992.
Born February 26th, 1956 in Kukar.
Died March 5th, 2006 at 50 years old in The Hague (hanging to death). [ref]
Bettye Ackerman
American actress (1924-2006).
Born February 28th, 1924 in Cottageville.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Columbia (stroke). [ref]
J. Madison Wright Morris
American actress (1984-2006).
Born July 29th, 1984 in Cincinnati.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 21 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Polly Umrigar
Indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born March 28th, 1926 in Solapur.
Died November 7th, 2006 at 80 years old in Mumbai (lymphoma). [ref]
Shekhar Mehta
Ugandan-kenyan rally driver.
Born June 20th, 1945 in Central Region.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 60 years old in London (hepatitis).
Jesse Pintado
Mexican-american guitarist (1969–2006).
Born July 12th, 1969 in Sonora.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 37 years old in Ridderkerk (diabetes). [ref]
Joseph Stefano
American screenwriter (1922-2006).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 84 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herbert Rudley
American actor (1910-2006).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lennart Meri
Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; president of estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died March 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Val Guest
British film director (1911–2006).
Born December 11th, 1911 in London.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). [ref]
Joachim Fest
German historian (1926–2006).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Karlshorst.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
Theodore Levitt
German-american economist and professor at harvard business school (1925–2006).
Born March 1st, 1925 in Vollmerz.
Died June 28th, 2006 at 81 years old in Belmont (cancer). [ref]
Ellen Willis
American writer.
Born December 14th, 1941 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 64 years old in Queens (lung cancer). [ref]
Jack Williamson
American science fiction writer (1908–2006).
Born April 29th, 1908 in Bisbee.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 98 years old in Portales. [ref]
Karel Appel
Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921-2006).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Esther Victoria Abraham
Winner of the miss india contest, actress, film producer and film distributor (1916–2006).
Born December 30th, 1916 in Kolkata.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Vladimir Tretchikoff
Russian artist (1913-2006).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Petropavl. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2006 at 92 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Noor Hassanali
Former president of trinidad and tobago (1918-2006).
Born August 13th, 1918 in San Fernando.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Marian Marsh
Actress (1913-2006).
Born October 17th, 1913 in Trinidad.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 93 years old in Palm Desert (disease). [ref]
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
President of djibouti (1916-2006).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Lughaya District. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Djibouti. [ref]
María Capovilla
Ecuadorian supercentenarian (1889–2006).
Born September 14th, 1889 in Guayaquil.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 116 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia). [ref]
Nadira
Indian actress (1932-2006).
Born December 5th, 1932 in Baghdad.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Pierre Clostermann
World war ii french flying pilot (1921-2006).
Born February 28th, 1921 in Curitiba. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 85 years old in Montesquieu-des-Albères.
Dave Cockrum
American comics artist (1943–2006).
Born November 12th, 1943 in Pendleton.
Died November 26th, 2006 at 63 years old in Belton (diabetes, pneumonia). [ref]
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Pakistani writer (1916–2006).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Angah.
Died July 10th, 2006 at 89 years old in Lahore (asthma).
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