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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Coccinelle
French actress and entertainer.
Born August 23rd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2006 at 75 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille (stroke). [ref]
Elizabeth Allen
American actress (1929-2006).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Fishkill (kidney failure). [ref]
Naushad
Indian composer (1919–2006).
Born December 25th, 1919 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Byron Nelson
American golfer.
Born February 4th, 1912 in Waxahachie.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 94 years old in Roanoke.
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 78 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Charles Haughey
7th taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992.
Born September 16th, 1925 in Castlebar.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Dublin (prostate cancer). [ref]
William Styron
American novelist and essayist.
Born June 11th, 1925 in Newport News. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2006 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (pneumonia). [ref]
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress.
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Govindappa Venkataswamy
Ophthalmologist.
Born October 1st, 1918 in Vadamalapuram.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 87 years old in Madurai.
Jon Nödtveidt
Swedish musician.
Born June 28th, 1975 in Strömstad.
Died August 14th, 2006 at 31 years old in Hässelby (shot to the head). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 787
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