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In the year 2006
787 Notable deaths
Yuri Baulin
Olympic ice hockey player (1933–2006).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in Zelenograd.
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.
Virpi Niemelä
Finnish-argentine astronomer.
Born December 26th, 1936 in Helsinki.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 69 years old in Argentina (breast cancer).
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.
Mieczysław Nowak
Polish weightlifter (1936–2006).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Chomęcice.
Died May 17th, 2006 at 69 years old in Nowy Dwór Gdański. [ref]
Georgi Raykov
Bulgarian wrestler (1953-2006).
Born October 18th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 52 years old in Koprivshtitsa (myocardial infarction).
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