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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Radomir Kovačević
Judoka.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Drvar.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 52 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Robert Gernhardt
German artist (1937-2006).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Tallinn.
Died June 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (cancer).
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Brazilian actor (1934-2006).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 71 years old in São Paulo (kidney failure). [ref]
Lars Korvald
27th prime minister of norway.
Born April 29th, 1916 in Mjøndalen.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Mjøndalen.
Adam Schaff
Polish philosopher.
Born March 10th, 1913 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2006 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Johannes Willebrands
Cardinal priest.
Born September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2006 at 96 years old in Denekamp. [ref]
Gennadiy Aygi
Chuvash poet, writer, and translator (1934-2006).
Born August 21st, 1934. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ratmir Kholmov
Russian chess player.
Born May 13th, 1925 in Shenkursk.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Hubert Lampo
Flemish writer and journalist.
Born September 1st, 1920 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2006 at 85 years old in Essen. [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 787
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