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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (1925–2006).
Born October 28th, 1925 in Nassau.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 80 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Peter Ladefoged
British phonetician (1925–2006).
Born September 17th, 1925 in London Borough of Sutton.
Died January 24th, 2006 at 80 years old in London (stroke).
Sybille Bedford
Writer.
Born March 16th, 1911 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2006 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Melvin Schwartz
American experimental physicist (1932-2006).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 73 years old in Twin Falls (Parkinson's disease, hepatitis). [ref]
Sivuca
Brazilian musician.
Born May 26th, 1930 in Paraíba.
Died December 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in João Pessoa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Brian Labone
English footballer (1940-2006).
Born January 23rd, 1940 in Liverpool.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 66 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Kreuger
Actor (1916-2006).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Michendorf.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Yuval Ne'eman
Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician (1925-2006).
Born May 14th, 1925 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
William F. Quinn
American politician.
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 81 years old in Princeton (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 787
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