In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Juan Pablo Rebella
Uruguayan film director (1974-2006).
Born December 3rd, 1974 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2006 at 31 years old in Montevideo (gunshot wound). [ref]
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]
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.
Max Merkel
Austrian football player and manager (1918–2006).
Born December 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Putzbrunn. [ref]
Cor van der Hart
Dutch footballer and manager (1928-2006).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Amstelveen. [ref]
Gustave Choquet
French mathematician (1915–2006).
Born March 1st, 1915 in Solesmes.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
Atıf Yılmaz
Turkish film director (1925–2006).
Born December 9th, 1925 in Mersin.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Henri Colpi
Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor (1921-2006).
Died January 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Menton.
Isaac Ben-Aharon
Israeli politician (1906–2006).
Born July 17th, 1906 in Bosanci. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2006 at 99 years old in Israel. [ref]
Konstantin Beskov
Soviet footballer (1920-2006).
Born November 18th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died May 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
Iranian archaeologist (1942–2006).
Born September 4th, 1942 in Shiraz.
Died July 15th, 2006 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Corinne Rey-Bellet
Swiss skier (1972-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1972 in Val-d'Illiez.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 33 years old in Val-d'Illiez. [ref]
Gerald Green
American author, journalist, and television writer (1922-2006).
Born April 8th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died August 29th, 2006 at 84 years old in Norwalk (pneumonia). [ref]
Tara Devi
Nepalese singer.
Born January 15th, 1945 in Indra Chowk.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 61 years old in Kathmandu.
Charles E. Brady Jr.
American astronaut (1951–2006).
Born August 12th, 1951 in Pinehurst.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 54 years old in Orcas Village (exsanguination). [ref]
Erik Bergman
Finnish composer (1911-2006).
Born November 24th, 1911 in Nykarleby.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Barbara Guest
American writer (1920–2006).
Born September 6th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died February 15th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ibolya Csák
Athletics competitor.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Robin Coombs
Immunologist (1921-2006).
Born January 9th, 1921 in London.
Died January 25th, 2006 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
S. Yizhar
Israeli writer and politician (1916-2006).
Born September 27th, 1916 in Rehovot. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2006 at 89 years old in Gedera (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Mike Monty
American actor (1936-2006).
Born October 23rd, 1936 in Chattanooga.
Died August 4th, 2006 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
President of north yemen (1934-2006).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Sanaa.
Died June 10th, 2006 at 71 years old in Riyadh.
Gerhard Thyben
German world war ii fighter pilot (1922–2006).
Born February 24th, 1922 in Kiel.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Cali.
Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic (1924–2006).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Bourganeuf.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 895
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender