In the year 2006

895 Notable deaths

Mihály Fülöp

Fencer (1936–2006).

Born April 10th, 1936 in Budapest.

Died September 26th, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Mario Ortiz

Chilean footballer (1929–2006).

Born January 28th, 1936 in Santiago.

Died May 2nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Santiago.

Krystyna Radzikowska

Polish chess player (1931-2006).

Born February 5th, 1931 in Lviv.

Died November 29th, 2006 at 75 years old

Lalka Berberova

Bulgarian rower.

Born June 11th, 1965 in Plovdiv.

Died July 24th, 2006 at 41 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]

Mikhail Semyonov

Russian basketball player.

Born September 18th, 1933 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died November 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Leni Lohmar

Swimmer (1914–2006).

Born October 19th, 1914 in Bonn.

Died December 31st, 2006 at 92 years old in Witten.

Andrzej Skrzydlewski

Olympic wrestler.

Born November 3rd, 1946 in Gmina Ksawerów.

Died May 28th, 2006 at 59 years old in Gmina Ksawerów (myocardial infarction).

Otakar Nožíř

Czech footballer (1917-2006).

Born March 12th, 1917 in Ledeč nad Sázavou. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Olomouc. [ref]

Feodora Schenk

Austrian athlete.

Born April 5th, 1920 in Baruth/Mark.

Died March 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Vienna.

Lau Mulder

Dutch field hockey player (1927-2006).

Born July 7th, 1927 in Batavia.

Died January 29th, 2006 at 78 years old in Uithoorn.

George Avery

Australian athlete (1925–2006).

Born February 11th, 1925 in Moree.

Died September 22nd, 2006 at 81 years old in New South Wales.

Luis Alberto Costales

Ecuadorian politician and poet (1926-2006).

Born December 24th, 1926 in Riobamba.

Died February 1st, 2006 at 79 years old in Riobamba.

Alfred Gerdes

Field hockey player.

Born October 24th, 1916 in Munich.

Died July 15th, 2006 at 89 years old in Constance.

Ingrid Hartmann

Canoe racer (1930-2006).

Born July 23rd, 1930 in Bad Salzuflen.

Died November 9th, 2006 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]

Vida Amaadi Yeboah

Ghanaian educationalist.

Born July 27th, 1944 in Gold Coast Colony.

Died July 25th, 2006 at 61 years old

Mario Ravagnan

Fencer (1930-2006).

Born December 18th, 1930 in Padua.

Died December 13th, 2006 at 75 years old in Turin. [ref]

Anselmo Citterio

Italian cyclist.

Born May 19th, 1927 in Desio.

Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Desio.

Anton Bolinder

Swedish high jumper.

Born June 3rd, 1915 in Los.

Died December 7th, 2006 at 91 years old in Östersund Municipality.

Matt Leanderson

American rower.

Born March 11th, 1931 in Seattle.

Died November 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Kirkland.

Norbert Kerckhove

Belgian road bicycle racer (1932–2006).

Born October 21st, 1932 in Meulebeke.

Died July 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Meulebeke.

Valentina Kovpan

Archer (1950-2006).

Born February 28th, 1950 in Petroostriv.

Died May 12th, 2006 at 56 years old in Lviv.

Vinko Rosić

Croatian water polo player.

Born May 21st, 1941 in Split.

Died June 9th, 2006 at 65 years old in Vis.

Sauli Rytky

Cross-country skier (1918-2006).

Born June 6th, 1918 in Haapavesi.

Died January 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Haapavesi.

Herbert Buhtz

German rower (1911–2006).

Born April 12th, 1911 in Koblenz.

Died June 7th, 2006 at 95 years old in Berlin.

Dhora Leka

Albanian composer.

Born February 23rd, 1923 in Albania.

Died December 27th, 2006 at 83 years old in Tirana.

Deaths 851 to 875 of 895

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