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In the year 2006
811 Notable deaths
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Emir of dubai (1943–2006).
Born August 15th, 1943 in Al Shindagha.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 62 years old in Gold Coast (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Profumo
British politician (1915-2006).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Kensington.
Died March 10th, 2006 at 91 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Gene Pitney
American recording artist, singer and songwriter (1940-2006).
Born February 17th, 1941 in Hartford. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2006 at 65 years old in Cardiff (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kirby Puckett
American baseball player (1960–2006).
Born March 14th, 1960 in Chicago.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 45 years old in Phoenix (stroke). [ref]
Lou Rawls
American singer (1933–2006).
Born December 1st, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2006 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Heinrich Harrer
Austrian mountaineer and author (1912–2006).
Born July 6th, 1912 in Hüttenberg. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2006 at 93 years old in Friesach. [ref]
Saparmurat Niyazov
President of turkmenistan from 1990 to 2006.
Born February 19th, 1940 in Gypjak. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2006 at 66 years old in Ashgabat (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Tenta
Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler.
Born June 22nd, 1963 in Surrey.
Died June 7th, 2006 at 42 years old in Sanford (bladder cancer). [ref]
Elena Mukhina
Russian artistic gymnast.
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Pramod Mahajan
Indian politician (1949-2006).
Born October 30th, 1949 in Mahabubnagar.
Died May 3rd, 2006 at 56 years old in Mumbai.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 811
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