In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Danuta Rinn
Polish singer.
Born July 17th, 1936 in Kraków. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2006 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gösta Löfgren
Swedish footballer (1923-2006).
Born August 29th, 1923 in Motala.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 83 years old in Motala.
Luki Botha
South african racing driver.
Born January 16th, 1930 in Pretoria.
Died October 1st, 2006 at 76 years old in Pretoria.
Nel van Vliet
Dutch swimmer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Hilversum.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 79 years old in Naarden. [ref]
Avigdor Dagan
Czech poet and writer, israeli diplomat (1912–2006).
Born June 30th, 1912 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy
French sculptor and painter.
Born January 6th, 1920 in Dun-sur-Meuse.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 86 years old in Doulcon.
Laszlo Bellak
Table tennis player (1911–2006).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 95 years old in Miami.
Varduhi Vardanyan
Armenian pop singer (1976–2006).
Born June 27th, 1976 in Yerevan.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 30 years old in Sevan (traffic collision).
Boštjan Hladnik
Yugoslavian/slovenian filmmaker (1929–2006).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Kranj.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Ferenc Machos
Hungarian footballer (1932-2006).
Born June 30th, 1932 in Tatabánya.
Died December 3rd, 2006 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Andrei Iordan
Prime minister of kyrgyzstan (1934-2006).
Born December 22nd, 1934 in Soviet Union.
Died January 20th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bishkek.
Mike Magill
Racecar driver.
Born February 8th, 1920 in Haddonfield.
Died August 31st, 2006 at 86 years old in Haddonfield.
Valentin Muratov
Gymnast (1928–2006).
Born July 30th, 1928 in Serpukhov.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Angelina Acuña
Guatemalan writer (1904-2006).
Born January 31st, 1905 in Jutiapa.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 101 years old in Jutiapa.
Ireneusz Paliński
Polish weightlifter (1932-2006).
Born May 13th, 1932 in Nużewo.
Died July 9th, 2006 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
Kim Hyung-chil
South korean equestrian (1959-2006).
Born July 1st, 1959 in Gwangju.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 47 years old in Doha (horse fall). [ref]
Zlata Tkach
Moldovan composer and music educator (1928–2006).
Born May 16th, 1928 in Lozova. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2006 at 77 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Lia Di Leo
Italian actress (1931-2006).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Taranto.
Died December 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Palm Springs.
Sven Lindberg
Swedish actor and director (1918–2006).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died December 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Gábor Agárdy
Hungarian actor (1922–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1922 in Szeged.
Died January 19th, 2006 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Andrew Sudduth
American rower.
Born November 21st, 1961 in Baltimore.
Died July 15th, 2006 at 44 years old in Marion (pancreatic cancer).
Stella Ross-Craig
British botanist, botanical collector and botanical illustrator (1906-2006).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Aldershot. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2006 at 99 years old in Isleworth. [ref]
Renato Polselli
Italian screenwriter, film director and film producer (1922–2006).
Born February 24th, 1922 in Arce.
Died October 1st, 2006 at 84 years old in Rome.
Lyudmila Buldakova
Volleyball player (1938–2006).
Born May 25th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Savino Guglielmetti
Italian artistic gymnast (1911–2006).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Milan.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 94 years old in Milan. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan