In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Kenneth Richmond
Olympic wrestler (1926–2006).
Born July 10th, 1926 in London.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 80 years old in Christchurch (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juan Soriano
Mexican artist (1920-2006).
Born August 18th, 1920 in Guadalajara.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
Joseph Ujlaki
Hungarian and french association football player (1929-2006).
Born August 9th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 2006 at 76 years old in Sète.
Paul Spiegel
German politician (1937-2006).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Warendorf.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Gabriel Montalvo Higuera
Catholic nuncio (1930–2006).
Born January 27th, 1930 in Bogotá.
Died August 2nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
Portuguese writer (1923-2006).
Born August 9th, 1923 in Lisbon.
Died November 26th, 2006 at 83 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Vladimir Govorov
Soviet general and politician (1924–2006).
Born October 18th, 1924 in Odesa.
Died August 13th, 2006 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Jerzy Ficowski
Polish writer and translator (1924–2006).
Born October 4th, 1924 in Warsaw.
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bob Veith
American racing driver (1926-2006).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Tulare.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 79 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Kent Andersson
Swedish motorcycle racer (1942-2006).
Born August 1st, 1942 in Landvetter.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 64 years old in Landvetter.
Ham Richardson
Us tennis player (1933–2006).
Born August 24th, 1933 in Baton Rouge.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Jurij Brězan
Sorbian writer (1916-2006).
Born June 9th, 1916 in Räckelwitz.
Died March 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Kamenz.
Miroslav Brozović
Bosnian and yugoslav footballer and manager (1917–2006)).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.
Eugène Martin
French racing driver (1915-2006).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Suresnes.
Died October 12th, 2006 at 91 years old in Aytré. [ref]
Ivar Formo
Norwegian male cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Nordmarka (drowning). [ref]
Richard Dalitz
Australian physicist (1925–2006).
Born February 28th, 1925 in Dimboola.
Died January 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Mikk Mikiver
Estonian actor and theater director (1937–2006).
Born September 4th, 1937 in Tallinn.
Died January 9th, 2006 at 68 years old in Võsu.
Tihomir Ognjanov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Subotica.
Died July 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Subotica. [ref]
Atanas Mihaylov
Bulgarian footballer (1949-2006).
Died October 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Alberto Terry
Peruvian footballer (1929-2006).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2006 at 76 years old in Lima (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Mark
Australian tennis player.
Born November 28th, 1937 in Albury.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in South Africa.
Jesús Rollán
Spanish water polo player (1968–2006).
Born April 4th, 1968 in Madrid.
Died March 11th, 2006 at 37 years old in La Garriga (falling).
André Strappe
French footballer (1928-2006).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Bully-les-Mines.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 77 years old in Le Havre.
Ya'akov Hodorov
Israeli footballer (1927-2006).
Born June 16th, 1927 in Rishon LeZion.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 79 years old in Jerusalem (stroke). [ref]
Ken Jones
Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Blaenavon.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 84 years old in Newport. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 895
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi