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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Alan Fletcher
British graphic designer (1931–2006).
Born September 27th, 1931 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2006 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television (1934–2006).
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Don Alias
American jazz percussionist (1939–2006).
Born December 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2006 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Valentín Paniagua
Peruvian politician (1936-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Cusco. [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.
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).
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