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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
George Wetherill
American physicist (1925-2006).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart disease). [ref]
Playboi Carti
Romanian singer.
Born April 2nd, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Hilton Ruiz
American musician of puerto rican descent.
Born May 29th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2006 at 54 years old in New Orleans (fall). [ref]
Shankar Lakshman
Field hockey player.
Born July 7th, 1933 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
Arthur Hertzberg
American rabbi and historian.
Born June 9th, 1921 in Lubaczów. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2006 at 84 years old in Westwood (heart failure). [ref]
Blagoje Vidinić
Macedonian footballer (1934–2006).
Born November 11th, 1934 in Skopje. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2006 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Andy Caldecott
Off road motorcycle racer born in keith, south australia.
Born August 10th, 1964 in Keith.
Died January 9th, 2006 at 41 years old in Mauritania (motorcycle accident). [ref]
William Auld
Scottish poet, author, translator (1924–2006).
Born November 6th, 1924 in Erith.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Dollar. [ref]
Chandralekha
Indian dancer and choreographer (1928–2006).
Born December 6th, 1928 in Maharashtra.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Max Merkel
Austrian football player and manager (1918–2006).
Born December 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Putzbrunn. [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 812
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé