In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Payao Poontarat
Boxer, politician (1957-2006).
Born October 18th, 1957 in Bang Saphan.
Died August 13th, 2006 at 48 years old in Siriraj Hospital (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Luciano Bottaro
Italian comic book artist (1931-2006).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Rapallo.
Died November 25th, 2006 at 75 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
Andrei Lomakin
Russian ice hockey player (1964–2006).
Born March 4th, 1964 in Voskresensk.
Died December 9th, 2006 at 42 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Milan Damjanović
Serbian footballer (1943-2006).
Born October 15th, 1943 in Knin.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Belgrade.
Mykola Kolessa
Ukrainian composer and conductor (1903–2006).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Sambir. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 102 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Gösta Löfgren
Swedish footballer (1923-2006).
Born August 29th, 1923 in Motala.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 83 years old in Motala.
Luki Botha
South african racing driver.
Born January 16th, 1930 in Pretoria.
Died October 1st, 2006 at 76 years old in Pretoria.
Janka Bryl
Belarusian writer.
Born August 4th, 1917 in Odesa.
Died July 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Minsk.
Nel van Vliet
Dutch swimmer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Hilversum.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 79 years old in Naarden. [ref]
Avigdor Dagan
Czech poet and writer, israeli diplomat.
Born June 30th, 1912 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Deaths 641 to 650 of 812
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks