In the year 2006
829 Notable deaths
Katherine Dunham
American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, actress and activist.
Born June 22nd, 1912 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Richard Fleischer
American film director (1916–2006).
Born December 8th, 1916 in New York City.
Died March 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Ali Farka Touré
Malian musician (1939–2006).
Born October 31st, 1939 in Timbuktu.
Died March 7th, 2006 at 66 years old in Bamako (bone cancer). [ref]
Robert Donner
American actor (1931-2006).
Born April 27th, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 2006 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Coccinelle
French actress and entertainer.
Born August 23rd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2006 at 75 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille (stroke). [ref]
Jimmy Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1944-2006).
Born September 30th, 1944 in Uddingston.
Died March 13th, 2006 at 61 years old in Uddingston (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Maynard Ferguson
Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Ventura (kidney failure). [ref]
Willie Pep
Italian-american boxer.
Born September 19th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
David Gemmell
British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006).
Born August 1st, 1948 in London. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2006 at 57 years old in Hastings (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Poet, writer and folklorist (1919-2006).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Bülent Ecevit
Former prime minister of turkey (1925-2006).
Born May 28th, 1925 in Istanbul.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Ankara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Basil Poledouris
Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).
Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Cory Lidle
American baseball player (1972–2006).
Born March 22nd, 1972 in Hollywood.
Died October 11th, 2006 at 34 years old in New York City (falling from height). [ref]
Heinrich Severloh
German soldier.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Metzingen.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Lachendorf.
Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1977 to 2006.
Born June 29th, 1926 in Kuwait City.
Died January 15th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kuwait City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Tom Bell
English actor on stage, film and television (1933-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1933 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Boz Burrell
British singer and bassist (1946–2006).
Born January 1st, 1946 in Lincoln.
Died September 21st, 2006 at 60 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Markus Wolf
Head of the east german foreign intelligence service during the cold war (1923–2006).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Hechingen.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jeane Kirkpatrick
American diplomat and presidential advisor (1926-2006).
Born November 19th, 1926 in Duncan.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bethesda (heart failure). [ref]
Shin Sang-ok
South korean film producer and director (1926–2006).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Chongjin.
Died April 11th, 2006 at 79 years old in Seoul (hepatitis).
Belinda Emmett
Australian actress (1974-2006).
Born April 12th, 1974 in Gosford.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 32 years old in Sydney (bone cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
7th president of pakistan (1915-2006).
Born January 20th, 1915 in Bannu District.
Died October 27th, 2006 at 91 years old in Peshawar (pneumonia). [ref]
Wolfgang Přiklopil
Austrian kidnapper.
Born May 14th, 1962 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 44 years old in Vienna.
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer (1919–2006).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Osgood
English footballer (1947–2006).
Born February 20th, 1947 in Clewer.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 59 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 829
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain