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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
Uruguayan racing driver (1922-2006).
Born December 26th, 1922 in Pan de Azúcar.
Died July 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Thorleif Schjelderup
Norwegian ski jumper (1920-2006).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Christiania.
Died May 28th, 2006 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Eddie Blay
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).
Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).
Alexandr Petrenko
Russian basketball player (1976–2006).
Born February 4th, 1976 in Almaty.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 30 years old in Samara Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Ella Holm Bull
Southern sámi teacher, writer and politician from norway (1929-2006).
Born October 12th, 1929 in Røyrvik Municipality. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 76 years old in Snåsa. [ref]
José Parodi
Paraguayan footballer (1932-2006).
Born August 30th, 1932 in Luque.
Died August 22nd, 2006 at 73 years old in Asunción.
Louis-Albert Vachon
Canadian catholic cardinal (1912–2006).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Saint-Frédéric.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 94 years old in Quebec City. [ref]
Al Harker
American soccer player (1910-2006).
Born April 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died April 3rd, 2006 at 95 years old in Camp Hill.
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Arne Hoel
Norwegian ski jumper (1927-2006).
Born April 5th, 1927 in Buskerud. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2006 at 79 years old in Nordstrand. [ref]
Deaths 671 to 680 of 812
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson