In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Paul Mauriat
French orchestra leader (1925–2006).
Born March 4th, 1925 in Marseille.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 81 years old in Perpignan (leukemia). [ref]
Govindappa Venkataswamy
Ophthalmologist.
Born October 1st, 1918 in Vadamalapuram.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 87 years old in Madurai.
Philippe Noiret
French actor (1930–2006).
Born October 1st, 1930 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Giacinto Facchetti
Italian association football player (1942-2006).
Born July 18th, 1942 in Treviglio.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Paul Arizin
American basketball player.
Born April 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Tamara Dobson
American actress and model.
Born May 14th, 1947 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 59 years old in Baltimore (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia). [ref]
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga
King of tonga.
Born July 4th, 1918 in Royal Palace.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Auckland (heart failure).
Freddie Garrity
British actor and singer (1936–2006).
Born November 14th, 1936 in Crumpsall.
Died May 19th, 2006 at 69 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Phyllis Kirk
Actress (1927-2006).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Syracuse.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Marie Tharp
Oceanographer and cartographer.
Born July 30th, 1920 in Ypsilanti.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 86 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 811
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold