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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Clyde Walcott
West indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Bridgetown.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Telê Santana
Brazilian footballer and manager (1931-2006).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Itabirito.
Died April 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale (1923–2006).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
Lee Jong-wook
Social reformer (1945-2006).
Born April 12th, 1945 in Seoul.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Pierre Amine Gemayel
Assassinated lebanese politician (1972-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1972 in Beirut.
Died November 21st, 2006 at 34 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound). [ref]
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi (1914–2006).
Born November 1st, 1914 in Újfehértó.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City.
Alberto Spencer
Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2025).
Born December 6th, 1937 in Milagro, Ancón.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 68 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stanley Kunitz
American poet (1905-2006).
Born July 29th, 1905 in Worcester. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2006 at 100 years old in New York City. [ref]
Esther Lederberg
American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922–2006).
Born December 18th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stanford (heart failure). [ref]
Ulrich de Maizière
German general.
Born February 24th, 1912 in Stade.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 94 years old in Bonn.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 787
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