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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Robert Lockwood Jr.
American delta blues guitarist (1915-2006).
Born March 27th, 1915 in Turkey Scratch. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2006 at 91 years old in Cleveland (respiratory failure). [ref]
Javier Suarez
Estudiante del sena.
Born April 7th, 1924 in Providencia. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2006 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
French politician (1924-2006).
Born February 13th, 1924 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2006 at 82 years old in Fécamp. [ref]
Shoshana Damari
Israeli actor and singer (1923-2006).
Born March 31st, 1923 in Dhamar.
Died February 14th, 2006 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv (pneumonia). [ref]
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
President of guatemala (1924-2006).
Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).
Agha Shahi
Pakistani diplomat (1920-2006).
Born August 25th, 1920 in Bengaluru.
Died September 6th, 2006 at 86 years old in Islamabad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
French historian.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2006 at 76 years old in Nice (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Rémy Belvaux
Belgian actor and director (1966-2006).
Born November 10th, 1966 in Namur.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 39 years old in Orry-la-Ville. [ref]
Pierre Delanoë
French songwriter, author (1918-2006).
Born December 16th, 1918 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 27th, 2006 at 88 years old in Poissy (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Édouard Michelin
French manufacturer (1963-2006).
Born August 13th, 1963 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 42 years old in Île-de-Sein (drowning).
Deaths 371 to 380 of 787
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon