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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Dave Cockrum
American comics artist (1943–2006).
Born November 12th, 1943 in Pendleton.
Died November 26th, 2006 at 63 years old in Belton (pneumonia, diabetes). [ref]
Marian Marsh
Actress (1913-2006).
Born October 17th, 1913 in Trinidad.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 93 years old in Palm Desert (disease). [ref]
Ken Fletcher
Australian tennis player.
Born June 14th, 1940 in Brisbane.
Died February 11th, 2006 at 65 years old in Brisbane (cancer).
Irving Layton
Romanian-born canadian poet.
Born March 12th, 1912 in Târgu Neamț. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2006 at 93 years old in Montreal (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
President of djibouti (1916-2006).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Lughaya District. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2006 at 90 years old in Djibouti City. [ref]
Esther Victoria Abraham
Winner of the miss india contest, actress, film producer and film distributor.
Born December 30th, 1916 in Kolkata.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
Osa Massen
Danish actress (1914-2006).
Born January 13th, 1914 in Copenhagen.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 91 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Reinhart Koselleck
German historian (1923-2006).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Görlitz.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Shamsur Rahman
Bangladeshi poet, writer, journalist (1929–2006).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Dhaka (kidney failure). [ref]
Shekhar Mehta
Rally driver, five-time winner of the safari rally in the 1970s and 1980s.
Born June 20th, 1945 in Central Region.
Died April 12th, 2006 at 60 years old in London (hepatitis).
Deaths 281 to 290 of 787
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci