In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
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 (fall). [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]
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino