In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Markus Löffel
German musician (1966-2006).
Born November 27th, 1966 in Frankfurt.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 39 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Lyubov Polishchuk
Soviet and russian actress (1949-2006).
Died November 28th, 2006 at 57 years old in Moscow (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Ghafar Baba
Former 6th deputy prime minister of malaysia (1925-2006).
Born February 18th, 1925 in Kuala Pilah District.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 81 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henriette Avram
American computer programmer and system analyst (1919–2006).
Born October 7th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died April 22nd, 2006 at 86 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Leon Henkin
American mathematician (1921–2006).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 85 years old in Oakland (disease).
Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
President of sudan (1964-1965).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Sudan. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2006 at 87 years old
Claude Piéplu
French actor (1923-2006).
Born May 9th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Melissa Hayden
Canadian ballet dancer (1923–2006).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Winston-Salem (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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]
Milly Vitale
Italian actress (1932–2006).
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 73 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
György Faludy
Hungarian writer, poet, translator (1910–2006).
Born September 22nd, 1910 in Budapest.
Died September 1st, 2006 at 95 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ellen Kuzwayo
Women's rights activist and politician in south africa..
Born June 29th, 1914 in Thaba 'Nchu.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 91 years old in Soweto (diabetes). [ref]
Frank Beyer
German film director (1932-2006).
Born May 26th, 1932 in Nobitz.
Died October 1st, 2006 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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.
Adriaan de Groot
Dutch chess player and psychologist (1914-2006).
Born October 26th, 1914 in Santpoort.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 91 years old in Schiermonnikoog. [ref]
Vico Magistretti
Italian industrial designer and architect (1920–2006).
Born October 6th, 1920 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2006 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Snooky Pryor
Chicago blues harmonica player (1921-2006).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Lambert. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2006 at 85 years old in Cape Girardeau.
George Mackey
American mathematician (1916–2006).
Born February 1st, 1916 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2006 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Andy Tonkovich
American basketball player (1922–2006).
Born November 1st, 1922 in Wheeling.
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Inverness.
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Spanish alpine skier.
Born February 25th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Cercedilla (lymphoma).
Miguel Reale
Brazilian jurist (1910-2006).
Born November 6th, 1910 in São Bento do Sapucaí.
Died April 14th, 2006 at 95 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction).
Hilda Ellis Davidson
British academic (1914-2006).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 91 years old in Dartford.
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator (1948–2006).
Born April 16th, 1948 in Funabashi.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ingo Preminger
American film producer (1911-2006).
Born February 25th, 1911 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2006 at 95 years old in Pacific Palisades (disease). [ref]
Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Burkinabé historian, politician and writer (1922-2006).
Born June 21st, 1922 in Toma. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 895
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire