In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Annette Rogers
Athletics competitor (1913-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Chelsea.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Des Plaines (stroke).
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor (1912–2006).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Junji Kinoshita
Japanese writer (1914–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died October 30th, 2006 at 92 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Fereydoon Hoveyda
Iranian writer and diplomat (1924-2006).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Damascus.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Clifton (cancer).
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Brazilian actor (1934-2006).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Milan.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 71 years old in São Paulo (kidney failure). [ref]
Arthur Wahl
American chemist (1917–2006).
Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).
Frits Bernard
Dutch psychologist and sex law reformer.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Rotterdam.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Rotterdam.
Angelo d'Arrigo
Italian aviator.
Born April 3rd, 1961 in Catania.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 44 years old in Comiso. [ref]
Elson Becerra
Colombian footballer (1978-2006).
Born April 26th, 1978 in Cartagena.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 27 years old in Cartagena. [ref]
Victor Pavlov
Soviet and russian actor (1940—2006).
Born October 5th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Terrence McCann
Olympic wrestler (1934–2006).
Born March 23rd, 1934 in Chicago.
Died June 7th, 2006 at 72 years old in California (cancer).
Gennadiy Aygi
Chuvash poet, writer, and translator (1934-2006).
Born August 21st, 1934.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Lyuben Berov
Bulgarian politician and economist (1925-2006).
Born October 6th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 81 years old in Sofia. [ref]
David K. Wyatt
Historian (1937–2006).
Born September 21st, 1937 in Fitchburg.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Ithaca (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Philippe Muray
French writer (1945–2006).
Born June 10th, 1945 in Angers.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 60 years old in Villejuif (lung cancer).
Radomir Kovačević
Yugoslav judoka.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Drvar.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 52 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Hubert Lampo
Belgian writer and journalist (1920–2006).
Born September 1st, 1920 in Antwerp.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 85 years old in Essen. [ref]
Léopold Simoneau
Canadian opera singer (1916–2006).
Born May 3rd, 1916 in Saint-Flavien.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 90 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Hanka Bielicka
Polish actress (1915-2006).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Poltava, Kononivka.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
J. Glenn Beall Jr.
American politician (1927-2006).
Born June 19th, 1927 in Cumberland.
Died March 24th, 2006 at 78 years old in Cumberland (cancer).
Robert Gernhardt
German artist (1937-2006).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Tallinn.
Died June 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (cancer).
Hussein Maziq
Former prime minister of libya (1918-2006).
Born June 26th, 1918 in Jebel Akhdar.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 87 years old in Benghazi. [ref]
Salvador Elizondo
Mexican writer (1932–2006).
Born December 19th, 1932 in Mexico City.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 73 years old in Mexico City (cancer). [ref]
Lou Jones
Athletics competitor (1932–2006).
Born January 15th, 1932 in New Rochelle.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 74 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Deaths 601 to 625 of 895
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