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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Bob Veith
American racing driver (1926-2006).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Tulare.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 79 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Tihomir Ognjanov
Serbian footballer (1927-2006).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Subotica.
Died July 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Subotica. [ref]
Kenneth Richmond
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 10th, 1926 in London.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 80 years old in Christchurch (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Dalitz
Australian physicist.
Born February 28th, 1925 in Dimboola.
Died January 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Jesús Rollán
Spanish water polo player.
Born April 4th, 1968 in Madrid.
Died March 11th, 2006 at 37 years old in La Garriga (falling).
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
Portuguese writer (1923-2006).
Born August 9th, 1923 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2006 at 83 years old in Lisbon (cancer). [ref]
Mirko Sandić
Serbian water polo player.
Born May 9th, 1942 in Belgrade.
Died December 24th, 2006 at 64 years old in Belgrade.
Bob Mark
Australian tennis player.
Born November 28th, 1937 in Albury.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 68 years old in South Africa.
Francis Girod
French film director, actor, screenwriter.
Born October 9th, 1944 in Semblançay. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2006 at 62 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Weinzweig
Canadian composer.
Born March 11th, 1913 in Toronto. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2006 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 747
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius