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In the year 2006
746 Notable deaths
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]
Paul Hunter
English snooker player.
Born October 14th, 1978 in Leeds.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 27 years old in Huddersfield (leukemia, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Richard Fleischer
American film director (1916–2006).
Born December 8th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Wolfgang Přiklopil
Austrian kidnapper.
Born May 14th, 1962 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 2006 at 44 years old in Vienna.
Anna Malle
American pornographic actress and director.
Born September 14th, 1967 in Havana. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2006 at 38 years old in Las Vegas Valley (traffic collision). [ref]
Jeane Kirkpatrick
American diplomat and presidential advisor (1926-2006).
Born November 19th, 1926 in Duncan. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bethesda (heart failure). [ref]
Anita O'Day
American jazz singer (1919–2006).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in West Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Markus Wolf
Head of the east german foreign intelligence service during the cold war.
Born January 19th, 1923 in Hechingen.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Peter Osgood
English footballer (1947-2006).
Born February 20th, 1947 in Clewer.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 59 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction).
Robert Plutchik
American emotion psychologist.
Born October 21st, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 78 years old
Deaths 161 to 170 of 746
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown