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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Liese Prokop
Austrian pentathlete (1941-2006).
Born March 27th, 1941 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 2006 at 65 years old in St. Pölten (cardiovascular disease, aortic dissection).
Lars Gyllensten
Swedish physician and writer (1921–2006).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Oscar Parish.
Died May 25th, 2006 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Eugène Martin
French racing driver (1915-2006).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Suresnes. [ref]
Died October 12th, 2006 at 91 years old in Aytré. [ref]
Ervin Lázár
Hungarian writer.
Born May 5th, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ken Jones
Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Blaenavon.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 84 years old in Newport. [ref]
Teresa Ciepły
Polish sprinter and hurdler.
Born October 19th, 1937 in Brodnia Górna.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 68 years old in Bydgoszcz. [ref]
Anatoliy Puzach
Ukrainian footballer (1941-2006).
Born June 3rd, 1941 in Krasny Kut.
Died March 19th, 2006 at 64 years old in Kyiv.
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.
Deaths 581 to 590 of 787
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