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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Alexandr Petrenko
Russian basketball player.
Born February 4th, 1976 in Almaty.
Died July 21st, 2006 at 30 years old in Samara Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Sven Lindberg
Swedish actor (1918–2006).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died December 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo
Uruguayan racing driver (1922-2006).
Born December 26th, 1922 in Pan de Azúcar.
Died July 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Mike Magill
Racecar driver.
Born February 8th, 1920 in Haddonfield.
Died August 31st, 2006 at 86 years old in Haddonfield.
Gintaras Beresnevičius
Lithuanian historian.
Born July 7th, 1961 in Kaunas.
Died August 6th, 2006 at 45 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
José Antonio Nieves Conde
Spanish film director (1911–2006).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Segovia.
Died September 14th, 2006 at 94 years old in Madrid.
Eddie Blay
Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).
Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.
Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).
Dino Monduzzi
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1922 in Brisighella.
Died October 13th, 2006 at 84 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Jean-Louis de Rambures
French journalist (1930-2006).
Died May 20th, 2006 at 76 years old in Vaudricourt.
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