In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Jean-François d'Orgeix
French actor and sportsman (1921–2006).
Born April 15th, 1921.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in Toucy (traffic collision).
Georgi Raykov
Bulgarian wrestler (1953-2006).
Born October 18th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 52 years old in Koprivshtitsa (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Russian water polo player (1946–2006).
Born March 7th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 60 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Tadao Onishi
Japanese association football player (1943–2006).
Born April 18th, 1943 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 63 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Giordano Cottur
Italian cyclist (1914–2006).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Trieste.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Arturo Maffei
Italian association football player and athletics competitor (1909-2006).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Viareggio.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 96 years old in Torre del Lago.
Yuri Baulin
Olympic ice hockey player (1933–2006).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in Zelenograd.
Kalervo Toivonen
Athletics competitor (1913–2006).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Salo.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 93 years old in Turku.
Carlton Ogawa
Canadian rower (1934–2006).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Alert Bay.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 72 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Han Chang-wha
South korean footballer (1922-2006).
Born November 3rd, 1922 in Chongjin.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 83 years old in Seoul.
Lisa Gelius
Sprinter.
Born July 23rd, 1909 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 96 years old in Kreuth.
René Libeer
Boxer (1934–2006).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Roubaix.
Died November 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in Roubaix.
Volodymyr Levchenko
Ukrainian soviet footballer (1944-2006).
Born February 18th, 1944 in Kyiv.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Fritz Schwab
Athletics competitor (1919–2006).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Berlin.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 86 years old
Joseph Vissers
Belgian boxer (1928-2006).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Geel.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Turnhout.
Nikolai Yakovenko
Russian olympic wrestler (1941–2006).
Born November 5th, 1941 in Azovsky District.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Franco Lavoratori
Italian water polo player (1941–2006).
Born March 15th, 1941 in Recco.
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 65 years old in Genoa.
Feodora Schenk
Austrian athlete.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Baruth/Mark.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Rolf Olinger
Alpine skier (1924-2006).
Born December 17th, 1924 in Engelberg.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 81 years old
Jo de Haan
Dutch cyclist (1936–2006).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Klaaswaal.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 69 years old in Huijbergen.
Mario Ortiz
Chilean footballer (1929–2006).
Born May 21st, 1929 in Santiago.
Died May 2nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Santiago.
Primo Volpi
Italian cyclist (1916–2006).
Born April 26th, 1916 in Castiglione d'Orcia.
Died November 28th, 2006 at 90 years old in Empoli.
Kaarlo Tuominen
Athletics competitor (1908-2006).
Born February 9th, 1908 in Somero.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 98 years old in Lieto.
George Estman
South african cyclist (1922-2006).
Born September 8th, 1922.
Died September 16th, 2006 at 84 years old in Alberton. [ref]
Deaths 826 to 850 of 895
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler