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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
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]
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist.
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Loredana Nusciak
Italian actress (1942-2006).
Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).
Duke Jordan
American musician.
Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Wang Guangmei
Chinese politician (1921-2006).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Tianjin.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 85 years old in Beijing Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Galina Ustvolskaya
Russian composer (1919-2006).
Born June 17th, 1919 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Martha Tilton
American singer (1915–2006).
Born November 14th, 1915 in Corpus Christi.
Died December 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Brentwood (disease). [ref]
William Diehl
American writer (1924-2006).
Born December 4th, 1924 in Jamaica.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson