In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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).
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).
Nadira
Indian actress (1932-2006).
Born December 5th, 1932 in Baghdad.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Duke Jordan
American musician.
Born April 1st, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2006 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [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).
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]
Joseph Hill
Singer and songwriter for the reggae group culture (1949-2006).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in Linstead.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 57 years old in Berlin. [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]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 811
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling