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
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine