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In the year 2006
746 Notable deaths
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]
Jean-François Revel
French writer and philosopher.
Born January 19th, 1924 in Marseille. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2006 at 82 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre. [ref]
Jean-Christophe Lafaille
French mountaineer.
Born March 31st, 1965 in Gap. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2006 at 40 years old in Makalu.
Hamza El Din
Egyptian musician.
Born July 10th, 1929 in Toshka.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Berkeley (surgical complications). [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 746
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