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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Charles Leonard
American athlete (1913-2006).
Born February 23rd, 1913 in Fort Snelling.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 92 years old in Fort Belvoir. [ref]
Doug Serrurier
Racecar driver (1920-2006).
Born December 9th, 1920 in Germiston.
Died June 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in Alberton.
Ireneusz Paliński
Polish weightlifter (1932-2006).
Born May 13th, 1932 in Nużewo.
Died July 9th, 2006 at 74 years old in Warsaw.
Mykola Kolessa
Ukrainian composer and conductor.
Born December 6th, 1903 in Sambir. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2006 at 102 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Vojislav Melić
Serbian footballer (1940-2006).
Born January 5th, 1940 in Šabac. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2006 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Avigdor Dagan
Czech poet and writer, israeli diplomat.
Born June 30th, 1912 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2006 at 93 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Savino Guglielmetti
Gymnast.
Born November 26th, 1911 in Milan.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 94 years old in Milan. [ref]
Payao Poontarat
Boxer, politician (1957-2006).
Born October 18th, 1957 in Bang Saphan.
Died August 13th, 2006 at 48 years old in Siriraj Hospital (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Marquard Bohm
German actor.
Born June 27th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 64 years old in Wetter.
Valentin Muratov
Gymnast.
Born July 30th, 1928 in Serpukhov.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 601 to 610 of 747
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