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In the year 2006
746 Notable deaths
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale.
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron. [ref]
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. [ref]
Moshe Teitelbaum
Hasidic rabbi.
Born November 1st, 1914 in Újfehértó.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City.
Alberto Spencer
Ecuadorian footballer (1937-2006).
Born December 6th, 1937 in Ancón, Panama.
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.
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.
Noor Hassanali
Former president of trinidad and tobago (1918-2006).
Born August 13th, 1918 in San Fernando.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 746
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