In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Jan Christiaan Heunis
South african politician (1927-2006).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Uniondale.
Died January 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Somerset West.
Markus Löffel
German musician (1966-2006).
Born November 27th, 1966 in Frankfurt.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 39 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Melissa Hayden
Canadian ballet dancer.
Born April 25th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Winston-Salem (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Leon Henkin
American mathematician.
Born April 19th, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 85 years old in Oakland (disease).
Vico Magistretti
Italian industrial designer and architect (1920–2006).
Born October 6th, 1920 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2006 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Spanish alpine skier.
Born February 25th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died November 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Cercedilla (lymphoma).
Claude Piéplu
French actor (1923-2006).
Born May 9th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Frank Beyer
German film director (1932-2006).
Born May 26th, 1932 in Nobitz. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2006 at 74 years old in Berlin. [ref]
George Mackey
American mathematician (1916–2006).
Born February 1st, 1916 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2006 at 90 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
President of sudan (1964-1965).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Sudan. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2006 at 87 years old
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine