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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Mohamed Abdelwahab
Egyptian association football player (1983–2006).
Born October 1st, 1983 in Faiyum. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2006 at 22 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Jan Werner Danielsen
Norwegian singer.
Born April 10th, 1976 in Nord-Odal.
Died September 29th, 2006 at 30 years old in Oslo (heart failure). [ref]
Shigeru Kayano
Ainu politician (1926-2006).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Nibutani. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2006 at 79 years old in Higashi-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
Gilbert F. White
American geographer (1911–2006).
Born November 26th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 94 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer.
Born June 27th, 1957 in Norway.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 48 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Raul Cortez
Brazilian actor (1932-2006).
Born August 28th, 1932 in São Paulo.
Died July 18th, 2006 at 73 years old in São Paulo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Bruno Lauzi
Italian recording artist, singer and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1937 in Asmara. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2006 at 69 years old in Peschiera Borromeo (liver cancer). [ref]
Gérard Brach
French screenwriter and film director.
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2006 at 79 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Bill Skate
Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).
Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). [ref]
Astrid Varnay
American singer.
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 812
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