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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Sofia Muratova
Gymnast (1929-2006).
Born July 13th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Loyola de Palacio
Spanish politician (1950-2006).
Born September 16th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
John Crank
British mathematician (1916-2006).
Born February 6th, 1916 in Hindley.
Died October 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Ruislip.
Zdravko Rajkov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Čurug. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Juan Pablo Rebella
Uruguayan film director (1974-2006).
Born December 13th, 1974 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2006 at 31 years old in Montevideo (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jan Twardowski
Polish writer, catholic priest.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Valentine Telegdi
American physicist (1922–2006).
Born January 11th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Pasadena.
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Ed Benedict
American animator.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2006 at 94 years old in Auburn. [ref]
Deaths 511 to 520 of 812
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