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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Hussein Maziq
Former prime minister of libya (1918-2006).
Born June 26th, 1918 in Jebel Akhdar.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 87 years old in Benghazi. [ref]
Ondina Valla
Italian female athlete (1916-2006).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died October 16th, 2006 at 90 years old in L’Aquila.
Lou Jones
Athletics competitor.
Born January 15th, 1932 in New Rochelle.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lyuben Berov
Bulgarian politician and economist (1925-2006).
Born October 6th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 81 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Juan Pablo Rebella
Uruguayan film director (1974-2006).
Born December 13th, 1974 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2006 at 31 years old in Montevideo (gunshot wound). [ref]
Arthur Wahl
American chemist.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).
Elson Becerra
Colombian footballer (1978-2006).
Born April 26th, 1978 in Cartagena de Indias.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 27 years old in Cartagena de Indias. [ref]
Hanka Bielicka
Polish actress (1915-2006).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Kononivka, Poltava.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
David K. Wyatt
Historian (1937–2006).
Born September 21st, 1937 in Fitchburg.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Ithaca (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Yevgeny Samoylov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born April 16th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 2006 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 787
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