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In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Paul Gleason
American actor (1939-2006).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jersey City.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 67 years old in Burbank (mesothelioma). [ref]
Lamar Hunt
Sports executive (1932-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1932 in El Dorado.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 74 years old in Dallas (prostate cancer). [ref]
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 88 years old in Ojai (respiratory disease). [ref]
Jack Warden
American actor (1920–2006).
Born September 18th, 1920 in Newark.
Died July 19th, 2006 at 85 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
Ann Richards
American politician (1933-2006).
Born September 1st, 1933 in Lacy Lakeview.
Died September 13th, 2006 at 73 years old in Austin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Buck Owens
American country singer-songwriter (1929-2006).
Born August 12th, 1929 in Sherman. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2006 at 76 years old in Bakersfield (myocardial infarction).
Kenneth Lay
Former chairman and ceo of enron corporation (1942-2006).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Missouri.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Snowmass (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917-2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Floyd Patterson
American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006).
Born January 4th, 1935 in Waco.
Died May 11th, 2006 at 71 years old in New Paltz (prostate cancer). [ref]
Edward Albert
American television and film actor (1951-2006).
Born February 20th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died September 22nd, 2006 at 55 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 811
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris