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In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Lee Jong-wook
South korean social reformer (1945-2006).
Born February 27th, 1945 in Seoul.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Ferenc Bene
Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Heinrich Trettner
German general (1907-2006).
Born September 19th, 1907 in Minden.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 98 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer (1916–2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
William F. Quinn
American politician.
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1950-2006).
Born March 6th, 1950 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Suginami (lung cancer). [ref]
Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914-2006).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Etta Baker
American piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Caldwell County.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
Kurt Kreuger
Actor (1916-2006).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Michendorf.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Sybille Bedford
Writer (1911–2006).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Charlottenburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 811
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