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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Ivar Formo
Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 55 years old in Oslo (drowning). [ref]
Miroslav Brozović
Croatian and yugoslav footballer (1917-2006).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.
Atanas Mihaylov
Bulgarian footballer (1949-2006).
Died October 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Kent Andersson
Swedish motorcyclist.
Born August 1st, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died August 30th, 2006 at 64 years old in Landvetter.
André Strappe
French footballer (1928-2006).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Bully-les-Mines.
Died February 10th, 2006 at 77 years old in Le Havre.
Terry
Peruvian footballer (1929-2006).
Died February 7th, 2006 at 76 years old in Lima (lung cancer).
Joseph Ujlaki
Association football player (1929-2006).
Born August 9th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2006 at 76 years old in Sète. [ref]
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]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 787
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