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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Hilton Ruiz
American musician of puerto rican descent.
Born May 29th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2006 at 54 years old in New Orleans (fall). [ref]
William Auld
Scottish poet, author, translator.
Born November 6th, 1924 in Erith.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Dollar. [ref]
Pietro Rava
Italian footballer and manager.
Born January 20th, 1916 in Cassine.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 90 years old in Turin (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Cor van der Hart
Dutch footballer and manager (1928-2006).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 78 years old in Amstelveen. [ref]
André Schwarz-Bart
French writer (1928-2006).
Died September 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Pointe-à-Pitre (surgical complications). [ref]
Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa
President of sudan (1919-2006).
Born January 1st, 1919 in Sudan.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 87 years old
Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Burkinabé historian, politician and writer (1922-2006).
Born June 21st, 1922 in Toma. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Max Merkel
Austrian football player and manager (1918–2006).
Born December 7th, 1918 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Putzbrunn. [ref]
Ibolya Csák
Athletics competitor.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ferenc Szusza
Hungarian association football player (1923-2006).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died August 1st, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
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