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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Alan Shugart
American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive (1930-2006).
Born September 27th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 76 years old in Monterey (surgical complications). [ref]
Yuval Ne'eman
Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician (1925-2006).
Born May 14th, 1925 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke).
Peter Ladefoged
British phonetician (1925–2006).
Born September 17th, 1925 in London Borough of Sutton.
Died January 24th, 2006 at 80 years old in London (stroke).
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 73 years old in Twin Falls (Parkinson's disease, hepatitis). [ref]
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 81 years old in Princeton (stroke). [ref]
Arnold Newman
American photographer (1918–2006).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Ann Richards
Australian actress (1917–2006).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Torrance.
Jean-François Revel
French writer and philosopher (1924–2006).
Born January 19th, 1924 in Marseille.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 82 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Peter Viereck
American historian and poet (1916-2006).
Born August 5th, 1916 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 89 years old in South Hadley. [ref]
Irving Kaplansky
Canadian mathematician (1917–2006).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Toronto.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Patrick Allen
British actor (1927–2006).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Nyasaland.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Neroli Fairhall
New zealand paralympic archer (1944–2006).
Born August 26th, 1944 in Christchurch.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 61 years old in Wellington.
Sivuca
Brazilian musician (1930–2006).
Born May 26th, 1930 in Itabaiana.
Died December 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in João Pessoa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
French mountaineer (1965–2006).
Born March 31st, 1965 in Gap.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 40 years old in Makalu.
Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
Ethiopian writer (1936-2006).
Born August 17th, 1936 in Ethiopia.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 69 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American delta blues guitarist (1915-2006).
Born March 27th, 1915 in Turkey Scratch, Marvell.
Died November 22nd, 2006 at 91 years old in Cleveland (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ruth Bernhard
American photographer (1905-2006).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Hamza Alaa Eldin
Nubian-egyptian musician (1929–2006).
Born July 10th, 1929 in New Tushka.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Berkeley (surgical complications). [ref]
Lilia Prado
Mexican actress (1928-2006).
Born March 30th, 1928 in Sahuayo Municipality.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 78 years old in Mexico City (kidney failure). [ref]
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist (1917–2006).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich.
Gary Graver
American filmmaker (1938–2006).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Portland.
Died November 16th, 2006 at 68 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer). [ref]
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
President of guatemala (1924-2006).
Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer (1920–2006).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Robert Bruce Merrifield
American biochemist.
Born July 15th, 1921 in Fort Worth.
Died May 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cresskill.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 895
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou