In the year 2006
895 Notable deaths
Franklin Cover
American actor (1928-2006).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died February 5th, 2006 at 77 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (pneumonia).
Rudolf Vrba
Slovak-jewish auschwitz escapee, canadian biochemist (1924–2006).
Born September 11th, 1924 in Topoľčany. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg
German noble (1913-2006).
Born August 27th, 1913 in Kaunas.
Died April 2nd, 2006 at 92 years old in Kirchlauter.
Raja Rao
Indian-born english writer (1908–2006).
Born November 8th, 1908 in Hassan.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 97 years old in Austin (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Lee
American rock musician (1945–2006).
Born March 7th, 1945 in Memphis.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 61 years old in Memphis (leukemia). [ref]
Jeff Cooper
American journalist and small weapons expert (1920-2006).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 86 years old in Paulden.
Nam June Paik
American video art pioneer (1932–2006).
Born July 20th, 1932 in Seoul. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2006 at 73 years old in Miami. [ref]
Muriel Spark
Scottish novelist and writer (1918–2006).
Born February 1st, 1918 in Edinburgh.
Died April 13th, 2006 at 88 years old in Florence.
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
World war ii propaganda announcer "orphan ann", and best-known "tokyo rose" announcer.
Born July 4th, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 90 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Kuljeet Randhawa
Model, actress (1976-2006).
Born January 1st, 1976 in Patiala.
Died February 8th, 2006 at 30 years old in Juhu (hanging to death). [ref]
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician (1949–2006).
Born February 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Jon Nödtveidt
Swedish musician (1975–2006).
Born June 28th, 1975 in Katrineholm.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 31 years old in Hässelby (shot to the head). [ref]
Charles Haughey
7th taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992.
Born September 16th, 1925 in Castlebar.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Dublin (prostate cancer). [ref]
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress (1926–2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline.
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Desmond Dekker
Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006).
Born July 16th, 1942 in Kingston.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 63 years old in Thornton Heath (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Portsmouth.
Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Byron Nelson
American golfer (1912–2006).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Waxahachie.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 94 years old in Roanoke.
Asima Chatterjee
Indian chemist (1917–2006).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died November 22nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Kolkata.
Elizabeth Allen
American actress (1929-2006).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died September 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Fishkill (kidney failure). [ref]
Frances Bergen
Actress, model (1922-2006).
Born September 14th, 1922 in Birmingham.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died October 30th, 2006 at 80 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Styron
American novelist and essayist (1925–2006).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Newport News.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (pneumonia). [ref]
Akbar Bugti
Baloch politician (1926-2006).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Barkhan.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Kohlu Tehsil. [ref]
Jeremy Slate
American actor (1926-2006).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Naushad
Indian composer (1919–2006).
Born December 25th, 1919 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 895
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw