In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Adolphe Hug
Swiss footballer (1923-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Zurich.
Died September 24th, 2006 at 83 years old
Irving Meretsky
Canadian basketball player (1912–2006).
Born May 17th, 1912 in Windsor.
Died May 18th, 2006 at 94 years old in Windsor.
Kōichirō Tomita
Japanese astronomer (1925-2006).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 81 years old
Gunnar Åkerlund
Canoe racer (1923–2006).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Nyköpings östra församling.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 82 years old in Nyköpings Alla Helgona.
Ferdinand Marschall
Austrian association football referee (1924–2006).
Born February 19th, 1924 in Timișoara.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Waldzell.
Aleksey Voropayev
Gymnast (1973–2006).
Born January 23rd, 1973 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 33 years old in Moscow (hepatitis).
Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen
South african botanist (1912-2006).
Born April 11th, 1912 in Cape Town.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 94 years old [ref]
Brunon Bendig
Polish boxer (1938–2006).
Born October 6th, 1938 in Chełmno.
Died September 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Gdańsk.
Yodgor Nasriddinova
Uzbekistani politician (1920-2006).
Born December 26th, 1920 in Kokand.
Died April 7th, 2006 at 85 years old in Moscow.
László Jeney
Hungarian water polo player (1923–2006).
Born May 30th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Mariam Aslamazian
Soviet armenian artist (1907-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Çetindurak.
Died July 16th, 2006 at 98 years old in Moscow.
Franz Seitz Jr.
Film producer, screenwriter (1921-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2006 at 84 years old in Schliersee.
Erik Elmsäter
Athletics competitor.
Born October 7th, 1919 in Stockholm.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Pio Taofinu'u
Catholic cardinal (1923–2006).
Born December 8th, 1923 in Falealupo.
Died January 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in Apia.
Werner Camichel
Bobsledder (1945-2006).
Born January 26th, 1945 in Zuoz.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Samedan (cancer).
Dennis Shepherd
Boxer (1926–2006).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Johannesburg.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Suzanne Morrow
Canadian figure skater (1930-2006).
Born December 14th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 75 years old in Brantford.
Edwin Young
Olympic diver.
Born September 29th, 1947 in Phoenix.
Died June 22nd, 2006 at 58 years old in Tucson.
Børre Falkum-Hansen
Olympic sailor (1919–2006).
Born August 13th, 1919 in Christiania.
Died June 24th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Heinz Stettler
Swiss bobsledder (1952-2006).
Born March 1st, 1952 in Regensdorf.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 54 years old (myocardial infarction).
Mieczysław Nowak
Polish weightlifter (1936–2006).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Chomęcice.
Died May 17th, 2006 at 69 years old in Nowy Dwór Gdański. [ref]
Agop Melkonyan
Bulgarian writer and journalist (1949-2006).
Born March 10th, 1949 in Burgas.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (leukemia).
Ivan Ivanov
Bulgarian footballer, born 1942 (1942–2006).
Born April 10th, 1942 in Pernik. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Varna. [ref]
Wilfred Waters
English racing cyclist.
Born January 4th, 1923 in Wandsworth.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old in Surrey.
Ingvar Gärd
Swedish footballer (1921–2006).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Malmö.
Died August 31st, 2006 at 84 years old in Malmö.
Deaths 801 to 825 of 895
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather