In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Patty Berg
American golfer (1918–2006).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Fort Myers (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alexander Zinoviev
Russian philosopher and writer (1922–2006).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 83 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Osa Massen
Danish actress (1914-2006).
Born January 13th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 91 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Elizabeth Bolden
American supercentenarian (1890–2006).
Born August 15th, 1890 in Somerville.
Died December 11th, 2006 at 116 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Reinhart Koselleck
German historian (1923–2006).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Görlitz.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Telê Santana
Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Itabirito.
Died April 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Yuri Zhdanov
Russian chemist (1919-2006).
Born August 20th, 1919 in Tver.
Died December 19th, 2006 at 87 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Dharampal
Indian historian.
Born February 19th, 1922 in Kandhla.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 84 years old in Sevagram.
Shohei Imamura
Japanese film director (1926-2006).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 79 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Bill Tung
Hong kong horse racing pundit, actor, singer, and show host (1933-2006).
Born March 30th, 1933 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale (1923–2006).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
Elton Dean
British saxophonist (1945–2006).
Born October 28th, 1945 in Nottingham.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 60 years old in London. [ref]
Vincent Sherman
American film director (1906–2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Benjamin Hendrickson
American actor (1950–2006).
Born August 26th, 1950 in Huntington.
Died July 3rd, 2006 at 55 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Irving Layton
Romanian-born canadian poet (1912–2006).
Born March 12th, 1912 in Târgu Neamț.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 93 years old in Côte Saint-Luc (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006).
Born November 1st, 1914 in Újfehértó.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City.
Pierre Amine Gemayel
Assassinated lebanese politician (1972-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1972 in Beirut.
Died November 21st, 2006 at 34 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound). [ref]
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor.
Born April 28th, 1917 in Columbia County.
Died July 20th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills.
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester.
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Clyde Walcott
West indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Bridgetown.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Ayyappa Paniker
Indian poet and critic (1930-2006).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Kavalam.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 75 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Alberto Spencer
Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2025).
Born December 6th, 1937 in Ancón, Milagro.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 68 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Valentín Paniagua
Peruvian politician (1936-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Cusco. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2006 at 70 years old in Lima (lung disease).
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