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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Charles Leonard
American athlete (1913-2006).
Born February 23rd, 1913 in Fort Snelling.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 92 years old in Fort Belvoir. [ref]
Teresa Ciepły
Polish sprinter and hurdler.
Born October 19th, 1937 in Brodnia Górna.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 68 years old in Bydgoszcz. [ref]
Sten Andersson
Swedish politician (1923-2006).
Born April 20th, 1923 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [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]
Lidia Wysocka
Polish actress (1916-2006).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Rahachow.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Doug Serrurier
Racecar driver (1920-2006).
Born December 9th, 1920 in Germiston.
Died June 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in Alberton.
Marquard Bohm
German actor (1941–2006).
Born June 27th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 64 years old in Wetter.
Kōmei Abe
Japanese composer (1911–2006).
Born September 1st, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died December 25th, 2006 at 95 years old in Tokyo.
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Austrian film director (1930-2006).
Born November 1st, 1930 in Semmering Pass.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 75 years old in Verden (brain cancer).
Sven Axbom
Swedish footballer (1926-2006).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Kimstad. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2006 at 79 years old [ref]
Ervin Lázár
Hungarian writer (1936–2006).
Born May 5th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest (respiratory failure). [ref]
Enzo Siciliano
Italian writer (1934-2006).
Died June 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in Rome (type 2 diabetes). [ref]
Gábor Zavadszky
Hungarian football player (1974–2006).
Born September 10th, 1974 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 2006 at 31 years old in Limassol (embolism). [ref]
Grigory Verichev
Judoka (1957-2006).
Born April 4th, 1957 in Kungur.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 49 years old in Chelyabinsk.
Karl Hugo Strunz
German mineralogist (1910-2006).
Born February 24th, 1910 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 96 years old in Unterwössen.
Andrey Petrov
Soviet and russian composer (1930–2006).
Born September 2nd, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke).
Payao Poontarat
Thai boxer, politician (1957-2006).
Born October 18th, 1957 in Bang Saphan.
Died August 13th, 2006 at 48 years old in Siriraj Hospital (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Martin Löb
German mathematician (1921–2006).
Born March 31st, 1921 in Berlin.
Died August 21st, 2006 at 85 years old in Annen.
Eva Knardahl
Norwegian musician (1927-2006).
Died September 3rd, 2006 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Vojislav Melić
Serbian footballer (1940–2006).
Born January 5th, 1940 in Šabac. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2006 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Luciano Bottaro
Italian comic book artist (1931-2006).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Rapallo.
Died November 25th, 2006 at 75 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
Nadiya Svitlychna
Ukrainian dissident (1936–2006).
Born November 8th, 1936 in Tolokivka.
Died August 8th, 2006 at 69 years old in Matawan.
Mykola Kolessa
Ukrainian composer and conductor (1903–2006).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Sambir. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 102 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Deaths 676 to 700 of 895
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé