In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Pietro Rava
Italian footballer and manager (1916–2006).
Born January 20th, 1916 in Cassine.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 90 years old in Turin (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Saraswathi Gora
Indian activist (1912-2006).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Vizianagaram.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 93 years old in Vijayawada.
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]
Ted Schroeder
Us tennis player (1921-2006).
Born July 20th, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 84 years old in La Jolla (cancer). [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]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Huda Sultan
Egyptian actress.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Kafr Abu Jindi.
Died June 5th, 2006 at 80 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Spanish sculptor of the twentieth century (1933–2006).
Born September 28th, 1933 in Villanueva de Algaidas.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 72 years old in Antequera (prostate cancer).
Eloy de la Iglesia
Spanish film director (1944–2006).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Zarautz.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Piergiorgio Welby
Italian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006).
Born December 26th, 1945 in Rome.
Died December 20th, 2006 at 60 years old in Rome (euthanasia). [ref]
Emilio Vedova
Italian painter (1919-2006).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in Venice. [ref]
Hilde Domin
German writer (1909–2006).
Born July 27th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
In Tam
Prime minister of cambodia (1922-2006).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Stueng Trang District.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old in Chandler. [ref]
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Maxi Herber
German figure skater (1920–2006).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Munich.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 86 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
George Wetherill
American physicist (1925–2006).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart disease). [ref]
Gică Petrescu
Romanian singer (1915–2006).
Born April 2nd, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Hilton Ruiz
American musician of puerto rican descent (1952–2006).
Born May 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 54 years old in New Orleans (falling from height). [ref]
Shankar Lakshman
Field hockey player.
Born July 7th, 1933 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Arthur Hertzberg
American rabbi and historian (1921–2006).
Born June 9th, 1921 in Lubaczów.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 84 years old in Westwood (heart failure). [ref]
Blagoje Vidinić
Macedonian footballer (1934–2006).
Born November 11th, 1934 in Skopje. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Andy Caldecott
Off road motorcycle racer born in keith, south australia.
Born August 10th, 1964 in Keith.
Died January 9th, 2006 at 41 years old in Mauritania (motorcycle accident). [ref]
William Auld
Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006).
Born November 6th, 1924 in Erith.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Dollar. [ref]
Chandralekha
Indian dancer and choreographer (1928–2006).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Vada.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Andrey Krasko
Soviet and russian actor (1957-2006).
Born August 10th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 48 years old in Ovidiopol (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain