In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Bill Skate
Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).
Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). [ref]
Tetsuhiko Asai
Japanese master of shotokan karate (1935-2006).
Born June 7th, 1935 in Ehime Prefecture.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 71 years old
Charles Bettelheim
French historian and economist (1913-2006).
Born November 20th, 1913 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 20th, 2006 at 92 years old in Gentilly. [ref]
Gérard Brach
French screenwriter and film director (1927–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Montrouge.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 79 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Raul Cortez
Brazilian actor (1932–2006).
Born August 28th, 1932 in São Paulo.
Died July 18th, 2006 at 73 years old in São Paulo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Astrid Varnay
Swedish-born american opera singer of hungarian descent (1918–2006).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Arthur Peacocke
British biochemist and theologian (1924–2006).
Born November 29th, 1924 in Watford.
Died October 21st, 2006 at 81 years old in England. [ref]
André Schwarz-Bart
French writer (1928–2006).
Died September 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Les Abymes (surgical complications).
Jan Werner Danielsen
Norwegian singer (1976–2006).
Born April 10th, 1976 in Nord-Odal Municipality.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 30 years old in Oslo (heart failure). [ref]
Michał Vituška
Belarusian general (1907-1945).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Niasviž.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 98 years old in Germany.
Mirko Marjanović
Prime minister of serbia from 1994 to 2000.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957–2006).
Born June 27th, 1957 in Norway.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 48 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Fabián Bielinsky
Argentine film director (1959–2006).
Born February 3rd, 1959 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 47 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction).
Gilbert F. White
American geographer (1911–2006).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 94 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Óscar Míguez
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 78 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Darry Cowl
French actor and musician (1925–2006).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Vittel.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Luna Leopold
American geomorphologist and hydrologist (1915–2006).
Born October 8th, 1915 in Albuquerque.
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Brad Will
American activist (1970–2006).
Born June 14th, 1970 in Evanston.
Died October 27th, 2006 at 36 years old in Oaxaca de Juárez.
Donald Reid Cabral
Dominican politician and lawyer (1923-2006).
Born July 9th, 1923 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Said Mohamed Djohar
President of comoros (1918-2006).
Born August 22nd, 1918 in Mahajanga.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Mitsamiouli. [ref]
Jan Christiaan Heunis
South african politician (1927-2006).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Uniondale.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Somerset West.
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian (1930–2006).
Born May 5th, 1930 in Saint Paul.
Died December 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Joseph M. Newman
American film director (1909-2006).
Born August 7th, 1909 in Logan.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 96 years old in Simi Valley.
Anna Marly
Russian singer-songwriter (1917–2006).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Romagny.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Palmer.
Alan Kotok
American computer scientist (1941–2006).
Born November 9th, 1941 in Philadelphia.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 451 to 475 of 895
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein