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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Sarah Caldwell
American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director (1924-2006).
Born March 6th, 1924 in Maryville.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Portland. [ref]
Ken Ishikawa
Japanese mangaka (1948–2006).
Born June 28th, 1948 in Karasuyama.
Died November 15th, 2006 at 58 years old in Tochigi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shoshana Damari
Israeli singer, artist and actress (1923–2006).
Born March 31st, 1923 in Bashar.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality (pneumonia). [ref]
Pip Pyle
English drummer (1950–2006).
Born April 4th, 1950 in Sawbridgeworth.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 56 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Daniel Emilfork
Actor (1924–2006).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Providencia.
Died October 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke).
Sudharmono
5th vice president of indonesia (1988–1993).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Gresik.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 78 years old in Jakarta (respiratory failure). [ref]
Vilgot Sjöman
Swedish writer and film director (1924-2006).
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died April 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
American mezzo-soprano (1954-2006).
Born March 1st, 1954 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Santa Fe (breast cancer). [ref]
Omeljan Pritsak
Ukrainian historian (1919-2006).
Died May 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Boston. [ref]
Rosemarie Said Zahlan
Historian.
Born August 20th, 1937 in Cairo.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 68 years old
Britt Lomond
American actor (1925-2006).
Born April 12th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 80 years old in Huntington Beach (kidney failure).
Aram Asatryan
Armenian singer (1953-2006).
Born March 3rd, 1953 in Vagharshapat.
Died November 7th, 2006 at 53 years old in Oshakan (myocardial infarction).
Leonella Sgorbati
Italian martyr (1940-2006).
Born December 9th, 1940 in Gazzola.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 65 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
French journalist and politician (1924-2006).
Born February 13th, 1924 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 7th, 2006 at 82 years old in Fécamp. [ref]
Beatriz Sheridan
Mexican actress (1934-2006).
Born June 25th, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 71 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
French historian (1930–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 29th, 2006 at 76 years old in Nice (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mary Boyce
British scholar in iranian studies (1920–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Darjeeling.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Muhammadu Maccido
Sultan of sokoto.
Born April 20th, 1926 in Dange Shuni. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 80 years old in Abuja. [ref]
Martin Nodell
Comics creator (1915–2006).
Born November 15th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
Died December 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Waukesha. [ref]
Rémy Belvaux
Belgian actor and director (1966-2006).
Born November 10th, 1966 in Namur.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 39 years old in Orry-la-Ville. [ref]
Puggy Pearson
American poker player (1929–2006).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Tennessee.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 77 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Kazimierz Górski
Polish footballer (1921-2006).
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Mimmo Rotella
Italian artist and poet (1918-2006).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Catanzaro. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Agha Shahi
Pakistani diplomat (1920-2006).
Born August 25th, 1920 in Bengaluru.
Died September 6th, 2006 at 86 years old in Islamabad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 401 to 425 of 895
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