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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Ted Schroeder
Us tennis player (1921-2006).
Born July 20th, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 84 years old in La Jolla (cancer). [ref]
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]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Morón. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Spanish sculptor of the twentieth century (1933–2006).
Born September 28th, 1933 in Villanueva de Algaidas.
Died May 31st, 2006 at 72 years old in Antequera (prostate cancer).
Eloy de la Iglesia
Spanish film director (1944–2006).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Zarautz.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Emilio Vedova
Italian painter (1919-2006).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in Venice. [ref]
Hilde Domin
German writer.
Born July 27th, 1912 in Cologne. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2006 at 93 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
In Tam
Prime minister of cambodia (1922-2006).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Stueng Trang District.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old in Chandler. [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.
Maxi Herber
German figure skater (1920–2006).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Munich.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 86 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 812
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