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In the year 2006
742 Notable deaths
Jane Wyatt
American actress (1910–2006).
Born August 12th, 1910 in Mahwah.
Died October 20th, 2006 at 96 years old in Bel Air (disease). [ref]
Freddy Fender
American musician.
Born June 4th, 1937 in San Benito. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Corpus Christi (lung cancer). [ref]
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter (1941-2006).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Prattville. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2006 at 64 years old in Reston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
P. W. Botha
South african prime minister (1916-2006).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Paul Roux.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 90 years old in Wilderness (myocardial infarction).
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919-2006).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2006 at 87 years old in Century City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Shamil Basayev
Chechen militant islamist leader (1965-2006).
Born January 14th, 1965. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2006 at 41 years old in Republic of Ingushetia (killed in action). [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]
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958-2006).
Born August 30th, 1958 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2006 at 48 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Romano Mussolini
Italian jazz pianist, painter, film producer, and the fourth child and youngest son of benito mussolini (1927–2006).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Forlì. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Peter Brock
Australian racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Richmond.
Died September 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Gidgegannup. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 742
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