In the year 2006
813 Notable deaths
Dennis Shepherd
Boxer (1926–2006).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Johannesburg.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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]
Suzanne Morrow
Canadian figure skater (1930-2006).
Born December 14th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 75 years old in Brantford.
Edwin Young
Olympic diver.
Born September 29th, 1947 in Phoenix.
Died June 22nd, 2006 at 58 years old in Tucson.
Wilfred Waters
English racing cyclist.
Born January 4th, 1923 in Wandsworth.
Died April 1st, 2006 at 83 years old
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.
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Russian water polo player (1946–2006).
Born March 7th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 2006 at 60 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Georgi Raykov
Bulgarian wrestler (1953-2006).
Born October 18th, 1953 in Sofia.
Died August 12th, 2006 at 52 years old in Koprivshtitsa (myocardial infarction).
Tadao Onishi
Japanese association football player.
Born April 18th, 1943 in Kyoto.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 63 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Deaths 741 to 750 of 813
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino