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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Paul Arizin
American basketball player.
Born April 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Telmo Zarra
Futbolista basco (1921-2006).
Born January 20th, 1921 in Erandio.
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Bilbao (myocardial infarction).
Phyllis Kirk
Actress (1927-2006).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Syracuse.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Jackie McLean
American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader.
Born May 17th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2006 at 74 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Joe Rosenthal
American photographer (1911–2006).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Novato.
Anton Edward Rupert
Afrikaner south african billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist (1916–2006).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]
Choi Kyu-hah
4th president of south korea (1919-2006).
Born July 16th, 1919 in Wonju.
Died October 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ana Carolina Reston
Brazilian model.
Born June 4th, 1985 in São Paulo.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 21 years old in São Paulo (anorexia nervosa).
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga
King of tonga.
Born July 4th, 1918 in Royal Palace.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Auckland (heart failure).
Soraya
Colombian-american singer-songwriter.
Born March 11th, 1969 in Point Pleasant.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 37 years old in Miami (breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 787
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