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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
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]
Owen Chamberlain
American physicist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died February 28th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease).
Galina Ustvolskaya
Russian composer (1919–2006).
Born June 17th, 1919 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Joseph Hill
Singer and songwriter for the reggae group culture (1949-2006).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in Linstead.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 57 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marek Grechuta
Polish singer and composer (1945-2006).
Born December 10th, 1945 in Zamość.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Lee Jong-wook
South korean social reformer (1945-2006).
Born April 12th, 1945 in Seoul.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Ferenc Bene
Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Margaret Ekpo
Nigerian politician (1914-2006).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Cross River State.
Died September 21st, 2006 at 92 years old in Calabar. [ref]
Heinrich Trettner
German general (1907-2006).
Born September 19th, 1907 in Minden.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 98 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer (1916–2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
William F. Quinn
American politician (1919–2006).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1950-2006).
Born March 6th, 1950 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Suginami (lung cancer). [ref]
Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914-2006).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Etta Baker
American piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Caldwell County.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
Kurt Kreuger
Actor (1916–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Michendorf.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Sybille Bedford
Writer (1911–2006).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Charlottenburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
James Tenney
American composer and music theorist (1934–2006).
Born August 10th, 1934 in Silver City.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 72 years old in Valencia (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Stafford
American politician (1913–2006).
Born August 8th, 1913 in Rutland.
Died December 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Rutland. [ref]
Jenny Tamburi
Italian actress (1952-2006).
Born November 27th, 1952 in Rome.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer).
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (1925–2006).
Born October 28th, 1925 in Nassau.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 80 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Michael Gilbert
Author (1912–2006).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Lincolnshire.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kent. [ref]
Brian Labone
English footballer (1940-2006).
Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Betsy Jones-Moreland
American actress (1930–2006).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 76 years old in El Monte (cancer).
Juice Leskinen
Finnish musician (1950–2006).
Born February 19th, 1950 in Juankoski. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2006 at 56 years old in Tampere (diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
W. Montgomery Watt
Scottish historian and orientalist (1909–2006).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Ceres.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 97 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 895
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