In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Alf McMichael
Northern irish footballer (1927-2006).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Belfast.
Died January 7th, 2006 at 78 years old in Belfast.
Bruni Löbel
German actress (1920–2006).
Born December 20th, 1920 in Chemnitz.
Died September 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Mühldorf am Inn.
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]
Liese Prokop
Austrian pentathlete (1941-2006).
Born March 27th, 1941 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 65 years old in St. Pölten (cardiovascular disease, aortic dissection).
Josip Vrhovec
Croatian partisan (1926–2006).
Born February 9th, 1926 in Zagreb.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Mirko Sandić
Serbian water polo player (1942–2006).
Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.
Len Sutton
Racecar driver.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Oregon.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 81 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Steve Bracey
American basketball player (1950–2006).
Born August 1st, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 55 years old (diabetes).
Anita Roberts
American biologist.
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Bethesda (stomach cancer).
John Weinzweig
Canadian composer (1913–2006).
Born March 11th, 1913 in Toronto.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Aladár Pege
Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 66 years old in Budapest. [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]
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.
Rubén Marcos
Chilean footballer (1942-2006).
Born December 6th, 1942 in Osorno.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 63 years old in Osorno (myocardial infarction).
Runer Jonsson
Swedish writer (1916–2006).
Born June 29th, 1916 in Nybro.
Died October 29th, 2006 at 90 years old in Nybro.
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).
Anatoliy Puzach
Ukrainian footballer (1941-2006).
Born June 3rd, 1941 in Krasny Kut.
Died March 19th, 2006 at 64 years old in Kyiv.
Thérèse Sita-Bella
Cameroonian film director.
Born March 3rd, 1932 in Cameroon.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (colorectal cancer).
Arkady Volsky
Russian politician (1932–2006).
Born May 15th, 1932 in Dobrush.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 74 years old in Moscow (leukemia).
Roy Schuiten
Dutch racing cyclist (1950–2006).
Born December 16th, 1950 in Zandvoort.
Died September 19th, 2006 at 55 years old in Carvoeiro. [ref]
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Polish chess player (1963–2006).
Born January 15th, 1963 in Riga.
Died July 14th, 2006 at 43 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Ben-Zion Orgad
Israeli composer (1926-2006).
Born August 21st, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died April 28th, 2006 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Stefan Terlezki
British politician (1927-2006).
Born October 29th, 1927 in Oleshiv.
Died February 21st, 2006 at 78 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Kōmei Abe
Japanese composer (1911–2006).
Born September 1st, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died December 25th, 2006 at 95 years old in Tokyo.
Teresa Ciepły
Polish sprinter and hurdler.
Born October 19th, 1937 in Brodnia Górna.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 68 years old in Bydgoszcz. [ref]
Deaths 651 to 675 of 895
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche