In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Dino Monduzzi
Catholic cardinal (1922–2006).
Born April 2nd, 1922 in Brisighella.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 84 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
José Antonio Nieves Conde
Spanish film director (1911–2006).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Segovia.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Claude Esteban
French poet (1935–2006).
Born July 26th, 1935 in Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2006 at 70 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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).
Heinrich Hollreiser
German conductor (1913-2006).
Born June 24th, 1913 in Munich.
Died July 24th, 2006 at 93 years old in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser. [ref]
Mari Yonehara
Japanese translator.
Born April 29th, 1950 in Tokyo.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 56 years old in Kamakura (ovarian cancer).
Jorge Mendonça
Brazilian footballer (1954-2006).
Born June 6th, 1954 in Silva Jardim.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 51 years old in Campinas (myocardial infarction).
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
Uruguayan racing driver (1922-2006).
Born December 26th, 1922 in Pan de Azúcar.
Died July 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Thorleif Schjelderup
Norwegian ski jumper (1920-2006).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Christiania.
Died May 28th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Eddie Blay
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).
Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).
Alexandr Petrenko
Russian basketball player (1976–2006).
Born February 4th, 1976 in Almaty.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 30 years old in Samara Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Ella Holm Bull
Southern sámi teacher, writer and politician from norway (1929-2006).
Born October 12th, 1929 in Røyrvik Municipality. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 76 years old in Snåsa. [ref]
Július Korostelev
Czechoslovak soccer player (1923-2006).
Born June 19th, 1923 in Martin.
Died October 18th, 2006 at 83 years old in Turin.
José Parodi
Paraguayan footballer (1932-2006).
Born August 30th, 1932 in Luque.
Died August 22nd, 2006 at 73 years old in Luque.
Louis-Albert Vachon
Canadian catholic cardinal (1912–2006).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Saint-Frédéric.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 94 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Al Harker
American soccer player (1910-2006).
Born April 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died April 3rd, 2006 at 95 years old in Camp Hill.
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player (1947–2006).
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Arne Hoel
Norwegian ski jumper (1927-2006).
Born April 5th, 1927 in Buskerud. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2006 at 79 years old in Nordstrand. [ref]
Gintaras Beresnevičius
Lithuanian historian (1961–2006).
Born July 7th, 1961 in Kaunas.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 45 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Rosendo Hernández
Spanish footballer (1922-2006).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Santa Cruz de La Palma.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Larry Black
Athletics competitor (1951–2006).
Born July 20th, 1951 in Miami.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 54 years old in Miami (aneurysm).
Rudolf Teschner
German chess player (1922–2006).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Potsdam.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Boris Kuznetsov
Boxer (1947-2006).
Born February 23rd, 1947 in Astrakhan.
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 59 years old in Astrakhan. [ref]
René de Naurois
French roman catholic priest, chaplain and ornithologist (1906-2006).
Born November 24th, 1906 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 99 years old in Brunoy.
Bertil Antonsson
Swedish amateur wrestler (1921-2006).
Born July 19th, 1921 in Trollhättan.
Died November 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Trollhättan.
Deaths 726 to 750 of 895
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare