In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
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.
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]
John Crank
British mathematician (1916-2006).
Born February 6th, 1916 in Hindley.
Died October 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Ruislip.
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]
Phulrenu Guha
Indian politician.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Kolkata.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
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]
Jan Twardowski
Polish writer, catholic priest.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Valentine Telegdi
American physicist (1922–2006).
Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.
Umberto Masetti
Italian motorcycle racer (1926–2006).
Died May 28th, 2006 at 80 years old in Maranello. [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.
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.
Ed Benedict
American animator (1912–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Cleveland.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 94 years old in Auburn. [ref]
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]
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]
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]
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).
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]
Gert Fredriksson
Swedish canoeist (1919–2006).
Born November 21st, 1919 in Nyköping.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 86 years old (cancer). [ref]
Armin Jordan
Swiss conductor (1932-2006).
Born April 9th, 1932 in Lucerne.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
John Blankenstein
Dutch football referee (1949-2006).
Born February 12th, 1949 in De Bilt.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 57 years old in The Hague (hepatitis C). [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).
Kōji Totani
Japanese voice actor.
Born July 12th, 1948 in Nagoya.
Died February 6th, 2006 at 57 years old (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 551 to 575 of 895
Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry