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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
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).
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
Hungarian female tennis player.
Born August 25th, 1924 in Budapest, Pély. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Sofia Muratova
Gymnast (1929-2006).
Born July 13th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Angelo d'Arrigo
Italian aviator.
Born April 3rd, 1961 in Catania.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 44 years old in Comiso. [ref]
Benno Besson
Swiss theatre director and actor (1922–2006).
Born November 4th, 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 787
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull