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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Pjetër Arbnori
Albanian politician (1935-2006).
Born January 18th, 1935 in Durrës.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 71 years old in Naples (cardiovascular disease).
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
Oskar Pastior
German poet.
Born October 20th, 1927 in Sibiu. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Isaac Gálvez
Spanish cyclist (1975-2006).
Born May 20th, 1975 in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Died November 26th, 2006 at 31 years old in Ghent (fall). [ref]
Paul Cohn
German mathematician (1924-2006).
Born January 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in London.
Ole Madsen
Danish footballer (1934-2006).
Born December 21st, 1934 in Copenhagen.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 71 years old
Philippe Muray
French writer.
Born June 10th, 1945 in Angers.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 60 years old in Villejuif (lung cancer). [ref]
Ed Benedict
American animator.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2006 at 94 years old in Auburn. [ref]
Wolfgang Unzicker
German chess grandmaster (1925-2006).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Pirmasens.
Died April 20th, 2006 at 80 years old in Albufeira. [ref]
Annette Rogers
Athletics competitor (1913-2006).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Des Plaines (stroke).
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling