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In the year 2006
748 Notable deaths
Georgi Raykov
Bulgarian wrestler (1953-2006).
Born October 18th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 52 years old in Koprivshtitsa (myocardial infarction).
Heinz Stettler
Swiss bobsledder (1952-2006).
Born March 1st, 1952 in Regensdorf.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 54 years old (myocardial infarction).
Ingvar Gärd
Swedish footballer (1921-2006).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Malmö.
Died August 31st, 2006 at 84 years old in Malmö.
Arturo Maffei
Italian association football player and athletics competitor (1909-2006).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Viareggio.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 96 years old in Torre del Lago.
Fritz Schwab
Athletics competitor.
Born December 31st, 1919 in Berlin.
Died November 24th, 2006 at 86 years old
Giordano Cottur
Italian cyclist.
Born May 24th, 1914 in Trieste.
Died March 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Trieste. [ref]
George Estman
Cyclist (1922-2006).
Born September 8th, 1922.
Died September 16th, 2006 at 84 years old in Alberton. [ref]
Joseph Vissers
Boxer (1928-2006).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Geel.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Turnhout.
Kalervo Toivonen
Athletics competitor.
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Salo.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 93 years old in Turku.
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