In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Vincent Sherman
Film director (1906-2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Ayyappa Paniker
Indian poet and critic (1930-2006).
Born September 12th, 1930 in Kavalam.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 75 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Pierre Amine Gemayel
Assassinated lebanese politician (1972-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1972 in Beirut.
Died November 21st, 2006 at 34 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound). [ref]
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006).
Born November 1st, 1914 in Újfehértó.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City.
Shohei Imamura
Japanese film director (1926-2006).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 79 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Clyde Walcott
West indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Bridgetown.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor.
Born April 28th, 1917 in Columbia County. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Alberto Spencer
Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2025).
Born December 6th, 1937 in Milagro, Ancón.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 68 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 811
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis