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In the year 2006
812 Notable deaths
Henri Colpi
Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor (1921-2006).
Born July 15th, 1921 in Brig. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2006 at 84 years old in Menton. [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]
Thirunalloor Karunakaran
Indian writer (1924-2006).
Born October 8th, 1924 in Perinad. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Kollam.
Gustave Choquet
French mathematician (1915–2006).
Born March 1st, 1915 in Solesmes.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
Nicholas Shackleton
British geologist (1937-2006).
Born June 23rd, 1937 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2006 at 68 years old in Cambridge (leukemia). [ref]
Konstantin Beskov
Soviet footballer (1920-2006).
Born November 18th, 1920 in Moscow.
Died May 6th, 2006 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ibolya Csák
Athletics competitor.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Erik Bergman
Finnish composer (1911-2006).
Born November 24th, 1911 in Nykarleby.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Yitzhak Ben-Aharon
Israeli politician.
Born July 17th, 1906 in Bosanci, Bukovina. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2006 at 99 years old in Israel. [ref]
Atıf Yılmaz
Turkish film director (1925–2006).
Born December 9th, 1925 in Mersin.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Deaths 491 to 500 of 812
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