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In the year 2006
746 Notable deaths
Vincent Sherman
Film director (1906-2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television.
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist.
Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Valentín Paniagua
Peruvian politician (1936-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Cuzco. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2006 at 70 years old in Lima (lung disease).
Gerard Reve
Dutch writer (1923-2006).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2006 at 82 years old in Zulte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Marek Grechuta
Polish singer and composer (1945-2006).
Born December 10th, 1945 in Zamość.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Owen Chamberlain
American physicist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died February 28th, 2006 at 85 years old in Berkeley (Parkinson's disease).
Drafi Deutscher
German singer and songwriter of sinti origin (1946-2006).
Died June 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Frankfurt am Main (heart failure).
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
Gérard Oury
French director and actor.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 746
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young