In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Mario Francesco Pompedda
Italian catholic cardinal (1929-2006).
Born April 18th, 1929 in Ozieri.
Died October 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sergi López Segú
Spanish footballer (1967-2006).
Born October 6th, 1967 in Granollers.
Died November 4th, 2006 at 39 years old in Granollers (railway accident). [ref]
Jenő Dalnoki
Hungarian association footballer and trainer (1932-2006).
Born December 12th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Budapest (disease).
Suzan Kahramaner
Turkish mathematician (1913–2006).
Born May 21st, 1913 in Istanbul, Üsküdar.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Virpi Niemelä
Finnish-argentine astronomer.
Born December 26th, 1936 in Helsinki.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 69 years old in Argentina (breast cancer).
Ossi Reichert
Alpine skier from germany.
Born December 25th, 1925 in Sonthofen. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2006 at 80 years old in Ofterschwang. [ref]
Riccardo Pazzaglia
Italian actor and director (1926–2006).
Born September 12th, 1926 in Naples.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Volodymyr Dakhno
Soviet and ukrainian animation director, screenwriter and animator (1932–2006).
Born March 7th, 1932 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 74 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
French journalist (1929–2006).
Born February 10th, 1929 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea
Catholic cardinal (1916–2006).
Born October 2nd, 1916 in Zaldibia.
Died July 13th, 2006 at 89 years old in San Sebastián.
Chun Wei Cheung
Dutch rower (1972–2006).
Born April 15th, 1972 in Amsterdam.
Died October 14th, 2006 at 34 years old in Amsterdam (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Francisco Javier Toledo
Honduran footballer (1959-2006).
Born September 30th, 1959 in San Pedro Sula.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 46 years old in San Pedro Sula.
Rauno Lehtinen
Finnish musician, composer and conductor (1932–2006).
Born April 7th, 1932 in Tampere.
Died May 1st, 2006 at 74 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Vadim Zagladin
Soviet politician (1927-2006).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Moscow.
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Tateos Agekian
Soviet and russian astronomer of armenian descent (1913-2006).
Born May 12th, 1913 in Batumi.
Died January 16th, 2006 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jiří Hanke
Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach (1924-2006).
Born December 12th, 1924 in Dolní Bučice.
Died December 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Lausanne.
Renate Brausewetter
German actress (1905-2006).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Málaga.
Died August 20th, 2006 at 100 years old in Linz am Rhein. [ref]
Hans Berglund
Canoe racer (1918–2006).
Born February 24th, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Vladimír Bouzek
Czech ice hockey player (1920–2006).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2006 at 85 years old in Třebíč. [ref]
Peter Rösch
Swiss footballer (1930–2006).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Biel/Bienne.
Died January 12th, 2006 at 75 years old in Lausanne.
Arnold Viiding
Estonian athletics competitor (1911–2006).
Born March 19th, 1911 in Valga.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 95 years old in Sydney.
Salvador Botella
Spanish racing cyclist (1929–2006).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Almussafes.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Riba-roja de Túria.
Olive McKean
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist, coach (1915-2006).
Born August 10th, 1915 in Chehalis.
Died March 31st, 2006 at 90 years old in Troutdale.
Reidar Liaklev
Norwegian speed skater (1917–2006).
Born July 15th, 1917 in Jaren.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 88 years old in Gran Municipality.
Deaths 776 to 800 of 895
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard