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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
María Capovilla
Ecuadorian supercentenarian (1889–2006).
Born September 14th, 1889 in Guayaquil.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 116 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia). [ref]
J. Madison Wright Morris
American actress (1984-2006).
Born July 29th, 1984 in Cincinnati.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 21 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karel Appel
Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (1921-2006).
Born April 25th, 1921 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Henry M. Morris
American young earth creationist and christian apologist (1918–2006).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Dallas.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in San Diego (stroke). [ref]
Claude Jade
French actress (1948-2006).
Born October 8th, 1948 in Dijon.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (retinoblastoma). [ref]
Phil Brown
American actor.
Born April 30th, 1916 in Cambridge.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Tetsurō Tamba
Japanese actor (1922-2006).
Born July 17th, 1922 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2006 at 84 years old in Mitaka (pneumonia). [ref]
Theodore Levitt
German american economist and professor at harvard business school.
Born May 1st, 1925 in Vollmerz. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2006 at 81 years old in Belmont (cancer). [ref]
Shirley Walker
American composer.
Born April 10th, 1945 in Napa. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2006 at 61 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
Henry Fok
Hong kong businessman.
Born May 10th, 1923 in British Hong Kong.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 83 years old in Beijing (lymphoma).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 787
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci