In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Julien Schepens
Belgian road bicycle racer (1935–2006).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Anzegem. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2006 at 70 years old in Nokere.
Åke Stenqvist
Swedish handball player and athletics competitor (1914–2006).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Alfréd Jindra
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist.
Born March 31st, 1930 in Prague.
Died May 7th, 2006 at 76 years old in Prague.
Eivind Skabo
Canoe racer.
Born August 17th, 1916 in Bærum Municipality.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Nilton Pereira Mendes
Brazilian footballer (1976-2006).
Born January 7th, 1976 in Governador Valadares.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 30 years old in Karaganda.
Jean-Claude Darouy
French rower (1944–2006).
Born August 30th, 1944 in Sablons.
Died August 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Lormont.
Ignacio Macaya
Spanish field hockey player.
Born December 2nd, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 72 years old in Barcelona.
Ans Koning
Javelin thrower (1923–2006).
Born March 27th, 1923 in The Hague.
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 83 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Peter Pospíšil
Czechoslovak handball player (1944–2006).
Born April 24th, 1944 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2006 at 61 years old in Bratislava.
Anton Seelos
Austrian alpine skier (1911-2006).
Born March 4th, 1911 in Seefeld in Tirol.
Died June 1st, 2006 at 95 years old in Seefeld in Tirol.
Idy Hegnauer
Swiss nurse and peace activist (1909-2006).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Obfelden.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 97 years old in Affoltern am Albis.
Kristoffer Lepsøe
Norwegian rower (1922-2006).
Born March 15th, 1922 in Fana.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 84 years old in Bergen.
David Nikitich Kugultinov
Russian writer (1922–2006).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Esto-Altay. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2006 at 84 years old in Elista. [ref]
Romeo Panciroli
Italian catholic archbishop (1923–2006).
Born November 21st, 1923 in Reggio Emilia.
Died March 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in Rome.
Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga
Spanish catholic bishop (1911-2006).
Born August 15th, 1911 in Híjar. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 95 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]
Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
Governor of arizona, 1965-1967.
Born August 8th, 1919 in Clayton.
Died February 1st, 2006 at 86 years old in Maricopa County. [ref]
Fernando Pereira de Freitas
Brazilian basketball player.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Niterói.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 71 years old in Niterói.
Salvatore Pappalardo
Italian cardinal (1918–2006).
Born September 23rd, 1918 in Villafranca Sicula.
Died December 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Don Thompson
British racewalker (1933–2006).
Born January 20th, 1933 in London.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Frimley (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Janka Bryl
Belarusian writer (1917–2006).
Born August 4th, 1917 in Odesa.
Died July 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Minsk.
Deaths 876 to 895 of 895
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon