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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic (1924–2006).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Bourganeuf.
Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Andrey Petrov
Soviet and russian composer (1930-2006).
Born September 2nd, 1930 in Leningrad. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke). [ref]
Marc Hodler
Swiss ioc member (1918–2006).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Bern. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2006 at 87 years old in Bern (stroke).
Angelica Rozeanu
Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Charles E. Brady Jr.
American astronaut.
Born August 12th, 1951 in Pinehurst.
Died July 23rd, 2006 at 54 years old in Orcas (exsanguination). [ref]
Eric Namesnik
American swimmer.
Born August 7th, 1970 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 35 years old in Ypsilanti (traffic collision).
Saraswati Rane
Indian singer.
Born October 4th, 1913 in Miraj.
Died October 10th, 2006 at 93 years old in Mumbai.
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
President of north yemen (1934-2006).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Sanaa.
Died June 10th, 2006 at 71 years old in Riyadh.
Sydney Wooderson
British middle distance runner (1914-2006).
Born August 30th, 1914 in Camberwell.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 92 years old in Dorset (kidney failure). [ref]
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