In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Pjetër Arbnori
Albanian politician (1935-2006).
Born January 18th, 1935 in Durrës.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 71 years old in Naples (cardiovascular disease).
Sydney Wooderson
British middle distance runner (1914-2006).
Born August 30th, 1914 in Camberwell.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 92 years old in Dorset (kidney failure). [ref]
Ole Madsen
Danish footballer (1934-2006).
Born December 21st, 1934 in Copenhagen.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 71 years old
Saraswati Rane
Indian singer.
Born October 4th, 1913 in Miraj.
Died October 10th, 2006 at 93 years old in Mumbai.
Duygu Asena
Turkish journalist, author, women's rights activist (1946-2006).
Born April 19th, 1946 in Istanbul.
Died July 30th, 2006 at 60 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer). [ref]
Wolfgang Unzicker
German chess grandmaster (1925-2006).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Pirmasens.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Albufeira. [ref]
Corinne Rey-Bellet
Swiss skier (1972-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1972 in Val-d'Illiez.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 33 years old in Val-d'Illiez. [ref]
Markus Fierz
Swiss physicist (1912-2006).
Born June 20th, 1912 in Basel.
Died June 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Küsnacht.
Johannes Willebrands
Cardinal priest.
Born September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Denekamp. [ref]
Petre M. Andreevski
Macedonian writer.
Born June 25th, 1934 in Demir Hisar.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 72 years old in Skopje.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 812
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus