In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Fritz Klein
American psychiatrist and lgbt activist (1932-2006).
Born December 27th, 1932 in Vienna.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 73 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
French racing driver.
Born January 18th, 1942 in Grenoble.
Died May 29th, 2006 at 64 years old in Grenoble (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Betty Curtis
Italian singer (1936–2006).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Milan.
Died June 15th, 2006 at 70 years old in Lecco.
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).
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]
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]
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]
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).
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]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Saraswathi Gora
Indian activist (1912-2006).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Vizianagaram.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 93 years old in Vijayawada.
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Hilde Domin
German writer (1909–2006).
Born July 27th, 1909 in Cologne.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Heidelberg. [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]
Friedrich Engel
Ss officer (1909-2006).
Born January 3rd, 1909 in Warnau.
Died February 4th, 2006 at 97 years old in Hamburg.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Gică Petrescu
Romanian singer (1915–2006).
Born April 2nd, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Blagoje Vidinić
Macedonian footballer (1934–2006).
Born November 11th, 1934 in Skopje. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
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.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Indian writer (1924-2006).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Perinad. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Kollam.
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]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde