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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Victor Pavlov
Soviet and russian actor (1940—2006).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died August 24th, 2006 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Salvador Elizondo
Mexican writer (1932–2006).
Born December 19th, 1932 in Mexico City.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 73 years old in Mexico City (cancer). [ref]
Fereydoon Hoveyda
Iranian writer and diplomat (1924-2006).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Damascus.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Clifton (cancer).
Jurij Brězan
Sorbian writer (1916-2006).
Born June 9th, 1916 in Räckelwitz. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Kamenz. [ref]
Aladár Pege
Hungarian jazz musician (1939–2006).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 66 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Mikk Mikiver
Estonian actor and theater director.
Born September 4th, 1937 in Tallinn.
Died January 9th, 2006 at 68 years old in Võsu.
Paul Spiegel
German politician (1937-2006).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Warendorf.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Frits Bernard
Dutch psychologist and sex law reformer.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Rotterdam.
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Rotterdam.
Jerzy Ficowski
Polish writer and translator (1924–2006).
Born October 4th, 1924 in Warsaw.
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Denis Twitchett
British sinologist (1925–2006).
Born September 23rd, 1925 in London.
Died February 24th, 2006 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 551 to 560 of 787
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