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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Raymond Davis Jr.
American scientist (1914-2006).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 31st, 2006 at 91 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Ferenc Bene
Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Jenny Tamburi
Italian actress (1952-2006).
Born November 27th, 1952 in Rome.
Died March 1st, 2006 at 53 years old in Rome (cancer).
Etta Baker
American piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Caldwell County.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
Juice Leskinen
Finnish musician (1950-2006).
Born February 19th, 1950 in Juankoski. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2006 at 56 years old in Tampere (diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure). [ref]
Arnold Newman
American photographer (1918–2006).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Alan Shugart
American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive (1930-2006).
Born September 27th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 76 years old in San Jose (surgical complications). [ref]
Heinrich Trettner
German general (1907-2006).
Born September 19th, 1907 in Minden.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 98 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Irene Manning
Actress, singer (1912-2004).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Cincinnati.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 93 years old in San Carlos (heart failure).
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 787
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