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In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
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]
Mikhail Semyonov
Russian basketball player.
Born September 18th, 1933 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Mihály Fülöp
Fencer (1936–2006).
Born April 10th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Godtfred Holmvang
Norwegian decathlete (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in Stabekk.
Died February 19th, 2006 at 88 years old in Vancouver.
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]
Vida Amaadi Yeboah
Ghanaian educationalist.
Born July 27th, 1944 in Gold Coast Colony.
Died July 25th, 2006 at 61 years old
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.
George Avery
Australian athlete (1925–2006).
Born February 11th, 1925 in Moree.
Died September 22nd, 2006 at 81 years old in New South Wales.
Leni Lohmar
Swimmer (1914–2006).
Born October 19th, 1914 in Bonn.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 92 years old in Witten.
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]
Andrzej Skrzydlewski
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Gmina Ksawerów.
Died May 28th, 2006 at 59 years old in Gmina Ksawerów (myocardial infarction).
Lau Mulder
Dutch field hockey player (1927-2006).
Born July 7th, 1927 in Batavia.
Died January 29th, 2006 at 78 years old in Uithoorn.
Nilton Pereira Mendes
Brazilian footballer (1976-2006).
Born January 7th, 1976 in Governador Valadares.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 30 years old in Karaganda.
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]
Anton Bolinder
Swedish high jumper.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 91 years old in Östersund Municipality.
Mario Ravagnan
Fencer (1930-2006).
Born December 18th, 1930 in Padua.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 75 years old in Turin. [ref]
Norbert Kerckhove
Belgian road bicycle racer (1932–2006).
Born October 21st, 1932 in Meulebeke.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Meulebeke.
Matt Leanderson
American rower.
Born March 11th, 1931 in Seattle.
Died November 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Kirkland.
Dhora Leka
Albanian composer.
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Albania.
Died December 27th, 2006 at 83 years old in Tirana.
Sauli Rytky
Cross-country skier (1918-2006).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Haapavesi.
Died January 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Haapavesi.
Valentina Kovpan
Archer (1950-2006).
Born February 28th, 1950 in Petroostriv.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 56 years old in Lviv.
Deaths 851 to 875 of 895
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