In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Ray Barretto
American percussionist and bandleader of puerto rican ancestry.
Born April 29th, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Hackensack. [ref]
John Spencer
English snooker player (1935–2006).
Born September 18th, 1935 in Radcliffe.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 70 years old in Bury (stomach cancer). [ref]
Arif Mardin
Turkish-american record producer (1932–2006).
Born March 15th, 1932 in Istanbul.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Tina Aumont
French actress (1946–2006).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Hollywood.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 60 years old in Port-Vendres (pulmonary embolism).
Malcolm Arnold
English composer, conductor (1921–2006).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Northampton.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old in Norwich. [ref]
S. Rajaratnam
Singaporean politician (1915–2006).
Born February 25th, 1915 in Sri Lanka.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction).
Surinder Kaur
Indian singer (1929-2006).
Born November 25th, 1929 in Lahore.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in New Jersey.
Ana Carolina Reston
Brazilian model.
Born June 4th, 1985 in São Paulo.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 21 years old in São Paulo (anorexia nervosa).
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Indonesian writer (1925–2006).
Born February 6th, 1925 in Blora.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 81 years old in Jakarta (diabetes).
Lillian Asplund
One of the last three living survivors:rms titanic on april 15, 1912.
Born October 21st, 1906 in Worcester.
Died May 6th, 2006 at 99 years old in Shrewsbury. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 811
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs