In the year 2006
746 Notable deaths
John Spencer
English snooker player (1935–2006).
Born September 18th, 1935 in Radcliffe.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 70 years old in Bury (stomach cancer). [ref]
Tina Aumont
French actress (1946-2006).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2006 at 60 years old in Port-Vendres (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Surinder Kaur
Indian singer (1929-2006).
Born November 25th, 1929 in Lahore.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in New Jersey.
Joyce Hatto
English musician (1928-2006).
Born September 5th, 1928 in London. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2006 at 77 years old in Cambridge (ovarian cancer). [ref]
S. Rajaratnam
Politician (1915-2006).
Born February 25th, 1915 in Sri Lanka.
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 90 years old in Singapore (myocardial infarction).
Nigel Kneale
British screenwriter.
Born April 18th, 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 84 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German opera soprano.
Born December 9th, 1915 in Jarocin. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 90 years old in Schruns. [ref]
James Van Allen
American astrophysicist (1914-2006).
Born September 7th, 1914 in Mount Pleasant.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Iowa City (heart failure). [ref]
Lillian Asplund
One of the last three living survivors:rms titanic on april 15, 1912.
Born October 21st, 1906 in Worcester.
Died May 6th, 2006 at 99 years old in Shrewsbury. [ref]
Iris Marion Young
American philosopher (1949-2006).
Born January 2nd, 1949 in New York City.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Chicago (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 746
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi