In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Carlton Ogawa
Canadian rower (1934–2006).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Alert Bay.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 72 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Yuri Baulin
Olympic ice hockey player (1933–2006).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in Zelenograd.
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).
Mariam Aslamazian
Soviet armenian artist (1907-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Çetindurak.
Died July 16th, 2006 at 98 years old in Moscow.
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.
Giordano Cottur
Italian cyclist (1914–2006).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Trieste.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Pio Taofinu'u
Catholic cardinal (1923–2006).
Born December 8th, 1923 in Falealupo.
Died January 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in Apia.
Han Chang-wha
South korean footballer (1922-2006).
Born November 3rd, 1922 in Chongjin.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 83 years old in Seoul.
Kalervo Toivonen
Athletics competitor (1913–2006).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Salo.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 93 years old in Turku.
Fritz Schwab
Athletics competitor (1919–2006).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Berlin.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 86 years old
Lisa Gelius
Sprinter.
Born July 23rd, 1909 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 96 years old in Kreuth.
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).
Joseph Vissers
Belgian boxer (1928-2006).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Geel.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Turnhout.
Franco Lavoratori
Italian water polo player (1941–2006).
Born March 15th, 1941 in Recco.
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 65 years old in Genoa.
Yodgor Nasriddinova
Uzbekistani politician (1920-2006).
Born December 26th, 1920 in Kokand.
Died April 7th, 2006 at 85 years old in Moscow.
René Libeer
Boxer (1934–2006).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Roubaix.
Died November 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in Roubaix.
Rolf Olinger
Alpine skier (1924-2006).
Born December 17th, 1924 in Engelberg.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 81 years old
Nikolai Yakovenko
Russian olympic wrestler (1941–2006).
Born November 5th, 1941 in Azovsky District.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Primo Volpi
Italian cyclist (1916–2006).
Born April 26th, 1916 in Castiglione d'Orcia.
Died November 28th, 2006 at 90 years old in Empoli.
George Estman
South african cyclist (1922-2006).
Born September 8th, 1922.
Died September 16th, 2006 at 84 years old in Alberton. [ref]
Jo de Haan
Dutch cyclist (1936–2006).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Klaaswaal.
Died April 19th, 2006 at 69 years old in Huijbergen.
Henk de Looper
Field hockey player (1912-2006).
Born December 26th, 1912 in Hilversum.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Godtfred Holmvang
Norwegian decathlete (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in Stabekk.
Died February 19th, 2006 at 88 years old in Vancouver.
Kaarlo Tuominen
Athletics competitor (1908-2006).
Born February 9th, 1908 in Somero.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 98 years old in Lieto.
Deaths 826 to 850 of 895
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci