In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
Indian islamic scholar, teacher and writer (1942–2006).
Born June 6th, 1942 in Mubarakpur.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 64 years old in Mubarakpur.
Bob Mark
Australian tennis player.
Born November 28th, 1937 in Albury.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in South Africa.
Lars Gyllensten
Swedish physician and writer (1921–2006).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Oscar Parish.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Alf McMichael
Northern irish footballer (1927-2006).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Belfast.
Died January 7th, 2006 at 78 years old in Belfast.
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.
Josip Vrhovec
Croatian partisan (1926–2006).
Born February 9th, 1926 in Zagreb.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Roy Schuiten
Dutch racing cyclist (1950–2006).
Born December 16th, 1950 in Zandvoort.
Died September 19th, 2006 at 55 years old in Carvoeiro. [ref]
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).
Len Sutton
Racecar driver.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Oregon.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 81 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Anita Roberts
American biologist.
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Bethesda (stomach cancer).
Steve Bracey
American basketball player (1950–2006).
Born August 1st, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 55 years old (diabetes).
Mirko Sandić
Serbian water polo player (1942–2006).
Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.
John Weinzweig
Canadian composer (1913–2006).
Born March 11th, 1913 in Toronto.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Leopold Gratz
Austrian diplomat and politician, mayor of vienna (1929-2006).
Born November 4th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rubén Marcos
Chilean footballer (1942-2006).
Born December 6th, 1942 in Osorno.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 63 years old in Osorno (myocardial infarction).
Gösta Sandberg
Swedish association football, bandy and ice hockey player (1932-2006).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Knivsta.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Bromma parish.
Arkady Volsky
Russian politician (1932–2006).
Born May 15th, 1932 in Dobrush.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 74 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Aladár Pege
Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Runer Jonsson
Swedish writer (1916–2006).
Born June 29th, 1916 in Nybro.
Died October 29th, 2006 at 90 years old in Nybro.
Thérèse Sita-Bella
Cameroonian film director.
Born March 3rd, 1932 in Cameroon.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (colorectal cancer).
Anatoliy Puzach
Ukrainian footballer (1941-2006).
Born June 3rd, 1941 in Krasny Kut.
Died March 19th, 2006 at 64 years old in Kyiv.
Francis Girod
French film director, actor, screenwriter (1944–2006).
Born October 9th, 1944 in Semblançay.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 62 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction).
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Polish chess player (1963–2006).
Born January 15th, 1963 in Riga.
Died July 14th, 2006 at 43 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Stefan Terlezki
British politician (1927-2006).
Born October 29th, 1927 in Oleshiv.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 78 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Kazuo Kuroki
Film director (1930–2006).
Born November 10th, 1930 in Matsusaka.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 75 years old in Tokyo (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 651 to 675 of 895
Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti