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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Dennis Weaver
American actor (1924–2006).
Born June 4th, 1924 in Joplin.
Died February 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Ridgway (cancer). [ref]
Darren McGavin
American actor (1922–2006).
Born May 7th, 1922 in Spokane.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006).
Born October 30th, 1966 in Zarqa.
Died June 7th, 2006 at 39 years old in Hibhib (explosive device). [ref]
Danny Rolling
American murderer (1954–2006).
Born May 26th, 1954 in Shreveport.
Died October 25th, 2006 at 52 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Bruno Kirby
American actor (1949–2006).
Born April 28th, 1949 in New York City.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Octavia E. Butler
American science fiction writer (1947-2006).
Born June 22nd, 1947 in Pasadena.
Died February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old in Lake Forest Park (stroke).
Alexander Litvinenko
Ex-kgb agent and fsb lieutenant-colonel (1962-2006).
Born December 4th, 1962 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 43 years old in London, University College Hospital (radiation syndrome). [ref]
Aaron Spelling
American film and television producer (1923-2006).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Dallas.
Died June 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Dr. Rajkumar
Indian kannada film actor, singer (1929–2006).
Born April 24th, 1929 in Kingdom of Mysore. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2006 at 76 years old in Bengaluru (myocardial infarction).
Mako
Japanese-american actor (1933-2006).
Born December 10th, 1933 in Kobe.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 72 years old in Somis (esophageal cancer).
Robert Altman
American filmmaker (1925–2006).
Born February 20th, 1925 in Kansas City.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Adrienne Shelly
American actress (1966–2006).
Born June 24th, 1966 in Queens.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 40 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
John Money
New zealand psychologist and sexologist (1921–2006).
Born July 8th, 1921 in Morrinsville. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2006 at 85 years old in Towson, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (Parkinson's disease, falling). [ref]
Jack Wild
British actor (1952–2006).
Born September 30th, 1952 in Royton.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 53 years old in Tebworth (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Srividya
Indian actress (1953-2006).
Born July 24th, 1953 in Chennai.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 53 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (breast cancer). [ref]
Paul Gleason
American actor (1939–2006).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jersey City.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 67 years old in Burbank (mesothelioma). [ref]
Lamar Hunt
American sports executive (1932–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1932 in El Dorado.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 74 years old in Dallas (prostate cancer). [ref]
Michel Lotito
French eater (1950-2007).
Born June 16th, 1950 in Villard-Bonnot.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 55 years old in Grenoble.
Jack Warden
American actor (1920–2006).
Born September 18th, 1920 in Newark.
Died July 19th, 2006 at 85 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 88 years old in Ojai (respiratory disease). [ref]
Ann Richards
American politician (1933–2006).
Born September 1st, 1933 in Lacy Lakeview.
Died September 13th, 2006 at 73 years old in Austin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter (1929-2006).
Born August 12th, 1929 in Sherman.
Died March 25th, 2006 at 76 years old in Bakersfield (myocardial infarction).
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917–2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenneth Lay
Former chairman and ceo of enron corporation (1942-2006).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Tyrone.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Snowmass (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edward Albert
American television and film actor (1951-2006).
Born February 20th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died September 22nd, 2006 at 55 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy