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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Maurice Floquet
French supercentenarian (1894–2006).
Born December 25th, 1894 in Poissons.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 111 years old in Montauroux. [ref]
John Crank
British mathematician (1916-2006).
Born February 6th, 1916 in Hindley.
Died October 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Ruislip.
Daniel Schmid
Swiss film and theater director (1941–2006).
Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]
Loyola de Palacio
Spanish politician (1950-2006).
Born September 16th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Umberto Masetti
Italian motorcycle racer (1926–2006).
Died May 28th, 2006 at 80 years old in Maranello. [ref]
Valentine Telegdi
American physicist (1922–2006).
Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.
Phulrenu Guha
Indian politician.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Kolkata.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
Zdravko Rajkov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1930 in Čurug. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2006 at 75 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ed Benedict
American animator (1912–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 94 years old in Auburn. [ref]
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Sofia Muratova
Soviet-russian artistic gymnast (1929–2006).
Born July 13th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 27th, 2006 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Angelica Rozeanu
Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Alexander L. George
American behavioral scientist (1920-2006).
Born May 31st, 1920 in Chicago.
Died August 16th, 2006 at 86 years old in Seattle.
Jan Twardowski
Polish writer, catholic priest.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Hungarian tennis player (1924–2006).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Swedish actress (1924–2006).
Born December 11th, 1924 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2006 at 82 years old in Grasse. [ref]
Pjetër Arbnori
Albanian politician (1935-2006).
Born January 18th, 1935 in Durrës.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 71 years old in Naples (cardiovascular disease).
Ondina Valla
Italian athletics competitor.
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died October 16th, 2006 at 90 years old in L'Aquila.
Östen Warnerbring
Swedish schlager singer.
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Västra Skrävlinge församling.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 71 years old in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
Jürgen Thorwald
German writer (1915-2006).
Born October 26th, 1915 in Solingen.
Died April 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Nelson S. Bond
American writer (1908–2006).
Born November 23rd, 1908 in Scranton.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 97 years old in Roanoke. [ref]
Eric Namesnik
American swimmer (1970–2006).
Born August 7th, 1970 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 35 years old in Ypsilanti (traffic collision).
Wolfgang Unzicker
German chess grandmaster (1925-2006).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Pirmasens.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Albufeira. [ref]
Johannes Willebrands
Cardinal priest (1909–2006).
Born September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel.
Died August 2nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Denekamp. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 575 of 895
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