In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Gilbert F. White
American geographer (1911–2006).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 94 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957–2006).
Born June 27th, 1957 in Norway.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 48 years old in Oslo (cancer).
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]
Bruno Lauzi
Italian recording artist, singer and songwriter (1937–2006).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Asmara.
Died October 24th, 2006 at 69 years old in Peschiera Borromeo (liver cancer). [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Michał Vituška
Belarusian general (1907-1945).
Born November 5th, 1907 in Niasviž.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 98 years old in Germany.
Óscar Míguez
Uruguayan footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Montevideo.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 78 years old in Montevideo. [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]
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]
Brad Will
American activist (1970–2006).
Born June 14th, 1970 in Evanston.
Died October 27th, 2006 at 36 years old in Oaxaca de Juárez.
Jenny Gröllmann
German actress (1947–2006).
Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).
Mirko Marjanović
Prime minister of serbia from 1994 to 2000.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Schafik Handal
Salvadoran politician (1930-2006).
Born October 13th, 1930 in Usulután.
Died January 24th, 2006 at 75 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Hilda Ellis Davidson
British academic (1914-2006).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 91 years old in Dartford.
Adrien Douady
French mathematician (1935–2006).
Born September 25th, 1935 in La Tronche.
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël (drowning). [ref]
Stanford J. Shaw
American historian (1930–2006).
Born May 5th, 1930 in Saint Paul.
Died December 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Ankara.
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]
Anna Marly
Russian singer-songwriter (1917–2006).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Romagny.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Palmer.
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).
Ibrahim Kodra
Father of albanian contemporary art (1918-2006).
Born April 22nd, 1918 in Ishëm.
Died February 7th, 2006 at 87 years old in Milan.
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