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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Jimmy Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1944-2006).
Born September 30th, 1944 in Uddingston.
Died March 13th, 2006 at 61 years old in Uddingston (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician.
Born March 1st, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Belinda Emmett
Australian actress (1974-2006).
Born April 12th, 1974 in Gosford.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 32 years old in Sydney (bone cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Severloh
German soldier.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Metzingen.
Died January 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Lachendorf.
Willie Pep
Italian-american boxer.
Born September 19th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 84 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Tom Bell
English actor on stage, film and television (1933-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1933 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2006 at 73 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Michael Gilden
American actor (1962-2006).
Born September 22nd, 1962 in Los Angeles.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (hanging). [ref]
Robert Donner
American actor (1931-2006).
Born April 27th, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 2006 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cory Lidle
American baseball player (1972–2006).
Born March 22nd, 1972 in Hollywood.
Died October 11th, 2006 at 34 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Basil Poledouris
Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).
Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 787
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