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In the year 2006
742 Notable deaths
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-american songwriter, record producer, music executive (1923-2006).
Born July 31st, 1923 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2006 at 83 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Murray Bookchin
American libertarian socialist author, orator, and philosopher (1921–2006).
Born January 14th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died July 30th, 2006 at 85 years old in Burlington (heart failure). [ref]
Anthony Franciosa
American actor (1928-2006).
Born October 25th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Kanshi Ram
Indian politician.
Born March 15th, 1934 in Rupnagar district.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 72 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian writer (1911–2006).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2006 at 94 years old in Giza Governorate (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Peter Benchley
American author (1940-2006).
Born May 8th, 1940 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 2006 at 65 years old in Princeton (lung disease).
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz
Mexican serial killer and rapist, executed for his crimes.
Born August 1st, 1959 in Izúcar de Matamoros.
Died June 27th, 2006 at 46 years old in Huntsville. [ref]
Robert Earl Jones
American actor.
Born February 3rd, 1910 in Senatobia.
Died September 7th, 2006 at 96 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
Valentín Elizalde
Mexican singer (1979-2006).
Born February 1st, 1979 in Etchojoa Municipality.
Died November 25th, 2006 at 27 years old in Reynosa (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Mariska Veres
Dutch singer of shocking blue (1947-2006).
Born October 1st, 1947 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2006 at 59 years old in The Hague (gallbladder cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 742
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