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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Len Sutton
Racecar driver.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Oregon.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 81 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Runer Jonsson
Swedish writer.
Born June 29th, 1916 in Nybro.
Died October 29th, 2006 at 90 years old in Nybro.
Gösta Sandberg
Swedish association football, bandy and ice hockey player (1932-2006).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Knivsta.
Died April 27th, 2006 at 73 years old in Bromma parish.
Vasif Adigozalov
Composer.
Born July 28th, 1935 in Baku. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2006 at 71 years old in Baku. [ref]
Alf McMichael
Northern irish footballer (1927-2006).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Belfast.
Died January 7th, 2006 at 78 years old
Eva Knardahl
Norwegian musician (1927-2006).
Died September 3rd, 2006 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Lidia Wysocka
Polish actress (1916-2006).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Rahačoŭ.
Died January 2nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Corinne Rey-Bellet
Swiss skier (1972-2006).
Born August 2nd, 1972 in Val-d'Illiez.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 33 years old in Val-d'Illiez. [ref]
Leopold Gratz
Austrian diplomat and politician, mayor of vienna (1929-2006).
Born November 4th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sten Andersson
Swedish politician (1923-2006).
Born April 20th, 1923 in Katarina church parish.
Died September 16th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 571 to 580 of 747
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore