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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Alexander Zinoviev
Russian writer (1922–2006).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 83 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Jay McShann
American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.
Born January 12th, 1916 in Muskogee. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2006 at 90 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Edward J. King
Governor of massachusetts (1925-2006).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Chelsea.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 81 years old in Burlington (surgical complications). [ref]
John Conte
American actor (1915-2006).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Massachusetts.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Alvin S. White
American world war ii pilot (1918–2006).
Born December 9th, 1918 in Berkeley.
Died April 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Faas Wilkes
Dutch footballer (1923-2006).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Rotterdam.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 82 years old in Rotterdam (myocardial infarction).
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist.
Born May 17th, 1931 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2006 at 75 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1950-2006).
Born March 6th, 1950 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2006 at 56 years old in Suginami-ku (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor.
Born April 28th, 1917 in Columbia County. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Robert Stafford
American politician.
Born August 8th, 1913 in Rutland.
Died December 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Rutland. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 787
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