In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Joseph Barbera
American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006).
Born March 24th, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2006 at 95 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Carl Brashear
U.s. navy diver (1931–2006).
Born January 19th, 1931 in Tonieville.
Died July 25th, 2006 at 75 years old in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Bismillah Khan
The most popular shehnai player.
Born March 21st, 1916 in Bihar. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Varanasi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of john f. kennedy.
Born May 6th, 1924 in Brookline.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Betty Friedan
American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006).
Born February 4th, 1921 in Peoria.
Died February 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Trevor Berbick
Jamaican heavyweight boxer.
Born August 1st, 1954 in Port Antonio.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 52 years old in Port Antonio (blunt trauma). [ref]
David Sharp
British mountain climber (1972–2006).
Born February 15th, 1972 in Harpenden.
Died May 15th, 2006 at 34 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia). [ref]
John Wojtowicz
American bank robber (1945–2006).
Born March 9th, 1945 in New York City.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Padmini
Indian actress.
Born June 12th, 1932 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 74 years old in Chennai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Al Lewis
Actor, radio personality, politician (1923-2006).
Born April 30th, 1923 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 811
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson