In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Shelley Winters
American actress (1920-2006).
Born August 18th, 1920 in East St. Louis.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed r&b, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
J Dilla
American record producer and rapper (1974–2006).
Born February 7th, 1974 in Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Darren McGavin
American actor.
Born May 7th, 1922 in Spokane. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dennis Weaver
American actor (1924-2006).
Born June 4th, 1924 in Joplin. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Ridgway (cancer). [ref]
Jerry Brudos
American serial killer (1939–2006).
Born January 31st, 1939 in Webster.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 67 years old in Salem (liver cirrhosis, liver cancer). [ref]
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006).
Born October 30th, 1966 in Zarqa.
Died June 7th, 2006 at 39 years old in Hibhib (explosive device). [ref]
Alexander Litvinenko
Ex-kgb agent and fsb lieutenant-colonel (1962-2006).
Born December 4th, 1962 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 43 years old in London, University College Hospital (radiation syndrome). [ref]
Danny Rolling
American murderer.
Born May 26th, 1954 in Shreveport.
Died October 25th, 2006 at 52 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 811
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner