In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Rudolf Teschner
German chess player (1922–2006).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Potsdam.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Bertil Antonsson
Swedish amateur wrestler (1921-2006).
Born July 19th, 1921 in Trollhättan.
Died November 27th, 2006 at 85 years old in Trollhättan.
Phyllis Mudford King
English tennis player (1905–2006).
Born August 23rd, 1905 in Wallington.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 100 years old in Horley.
Miguel Fisac
Spanish architect and painter (1913-2006).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Daimiel.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 92 years old in Madrid.
Ion Drîmbă
Romanian fencer (1942–2006).
Born March 18th, 1942 in Timișoara.
Died February 20th, 2006 at 63 years old in Brazil. [ref]
David Tsimakuridze
Georgian wrestler (1925-2006).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Poti.
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Vera Aceva
Macedonian communist and national heroe of yugoslavia (1919-2006).
Born November 24th, 1919 in Oreovec. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2006 at 86 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Gernot Jurtin
Austrian footballer (1955-2006).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). [ref]
William Bright
American linguist (1928–2006).
Born August 13th, 1928 in Oxnard.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 78 years old in Louisville (brain cancer). [ref]
Óscar González
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born November 10th, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Kiril Rakarov
Bulgarian footballer (1932-2006).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Pavlikeni.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 74 years old in Sofia.
Jean-Louis de Rambures
French journalist (1930-2006).
Born May 19th, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 20th, 2006 at 76 years old in Vaudricourt.
Igor Śmiałowski
Polish actor (1917-2006).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died June 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
Argentine cardinal (1919-2006).
Born April 14th, 1919 in Capilla del Señor.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 87 years old in Córdoba (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gamar Almaszadeh
Azerbaijani ballerina and ballet instructor (1915-2006).
Born March 10th, 1915 in Baku.
Died April 7th, 2006 at 91 years old in Baku.
Shokichi Natsui
Japanese judoka.
Born October 19th, 1925 in Oga.
Died September 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Oga.
Luciano Mendes de Almeida
Brazilian jesuit and archbishop (1930–2006).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 75 years old in São Paulo (liver cancer). [ref]
Imrich Stacho
Slovak footballer (1931-2006).
Born November 4th, 1931 in Trnava. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2006 at 74 years old in Piešťany. [ref]
Roman Ogaza
Polish footballer (1952–2006).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Katowice.
Died March 4th, 2006 at 53 years old in Forbach.
Rob Levin
Founder of the irc network freenode (1955–2006).
Born December 16th, 1955 in Tallahassee.
Died September 16th, 2006 at 50 years old in Houston (struck by vehicle).
Rasim Ojagov
Azerbaijani film director (1933–2006).
Born November 22nd, 1933 in Shaki.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 72 years old in Baku.
Vojtech Zamarovský
Slovak historian, translator and science writer (1919-2006).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Trenčín, Zamarovce. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Prague (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Walter Mantegazza
Uruguayan footballer (1952-2006).
Born May 17th, 1952 in Montevideo.
Died June 20th, 2006 at 54 years old in Montevideo.
Bertha Brouwer
Dutch sprinter (1930–2006).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Leidschendam.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 75 years old in Oostvoorne. [ref]
Solange Fernex
French activist and politician (1934-2006).
Born April 15th, 1934 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2006 at 72 years old in Biederthal (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 751 to 775 of 895
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon