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In the year 2006
894 Notable deaths
Ulrich de Maizière
German general (1912–2006).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Stade.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 94 years old in Bonn.
Ken Fletcher
Australian tennis player (1940–2006).
Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.
Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).
Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [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).
Alvin M. Weinberg
American nuclear physicist (1915–2006).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]
Esther Lederberg
American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922–2006).
Born December 18th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stanford (heart failure). [ref]
Shamsur Rahman
Bangladeshi poet, writer, journalist (1929–2006).
Born October 23rd, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Dhaka (kidney failure). [ref]
Jay Presson Allen
American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in San Angelo.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Wang Guangmei
Chinese politician (1921-2006).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Jingzhao.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beijing Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Anicée Alvina
French singer and actress (1953–2006).
Born January 28th, 1953 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 53 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
John Conte
American actor (1915-2006).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Massachusetts.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
William Diehl
American writer (1924-2006).
Born December 4th, 1924 in Jamaica.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Loredana Nusciak
Italian actress (1942-2006).
Born May 3rd, 1942 in Trieste.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television (1934–2006).
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist (1931–2006).
Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Edward J. King
Governor of massachusetts (1925-2006).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Chelsea.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 81 years old in Burlington (surgical complications). [ref]
Faas Wilkes
Dutch footballer (1923-2006).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Rotterdam.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 82 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction).
Martha Tilton
American singer (1915–2006).
Born November 14th, 1915 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
Alvin S. White
American world war ii pilot (1918–2006).
Born December 9th, 1918 in Berkeley.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Gérard Oury
French director and actor.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Alan Fletcher
British graphic designer (1931–2006).
Born September 27th, 1931 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Amsterdam.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 82 years old in Zulte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Drafi Deutscher
German singer and songwriter of sinti origin (1946-2006).
Died June 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Frankfurt (heart failure).
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]
Duke Jordan
American jazz pianist (1922–2006).
Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 894
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