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In the year 2006
747 Notable deaths
Dennis Shepherd
Boxer.
Born October 11th, 1926 in Johannesburg.
Died June 12th, 2006 at 79 years old in Johannesburg.
Carlton Ogawa
Canadian rower.
Born August 29th, 1934 in Alert Bay.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 72 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Aleksey Voropayev
Gymnast.
Born January 23rd, 1973 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 2006 at 33 years old in Moscow (hepatitis).
Olive McKean
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist, coach (1915-2006).
Born August 10th, 1915 in Chehalis.
Died March 31st, 2006 at 90 years old in Troutdale.
Erik Elmsäter
Athletics competitor.
Born October 7th, 1919 in Stockholm.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Tadao Onishi
Japanese association football player.
Born April 18th, 1943 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 63 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Irving Meretsky
Basketball player.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Windsor.
Died May 18th, 2006 at 94 years old in Windsor.
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Russian water polo player.
Born March 7th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 60 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
László Jeney
Hungarian water polo player.
Born May 30th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died April 24th, 2006 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Georgi Raykov
Bulgarian wrestler (1953-2006).
Born October 18th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 52 years old in Koprivshtitsa (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 681 to 690 of 747
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn