In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
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]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 811
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot