2006 in der Geschichte
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2006
An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, leaving only one survivor.
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2006
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Prime Minister of Israel · Ariel Sharon · Israel · Ehud Olmert
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2006
A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
Incidents during the Hajj · Stoning of the Devil · Hajj · Mina, Saudi Arabia · Pilgrim
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2006
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
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2006
Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
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2006
Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
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2006
The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland, collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
Katowice International Fair · Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse
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2006
Then U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney shot Harry Whittington, a 78-year-old Texas attorney, while participating in a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas.
Dick Cheney · Harry Whittington · Dick Cheney hunting incident
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2006
The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.
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2006
A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
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2006
A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
Methane · Coal mine · Nueva Rosita · Pasta de Conchos mine disaster
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2006
At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
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2006
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
President of the Philippines · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo · Proclamation 1017 · 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines
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2006
English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
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2006
The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
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2006
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
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2006
Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
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2006
Members of the Chadian military fail in an attempted coup d'état.
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2006
Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
Chad · United Front for Democratic Change · Head of state of Chad · Idriss Déby
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2006
The social media site Twitter is founded.
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2006
Drei Geiseln der Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) werden in Bagdad durch britische Streitkräfte nach 118 Tagen der Gefangenschaft und der Ermordung ihres Kollegen aus den USA, Tom Fox, freigelassen.
Christian Peacemaker Team · United Kingdom · Baghdad · Tom Fox (Quaker)
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2006
Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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2006
Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
Belarus · Belarusian presidential election, 2006 · Aleksander Kozulin
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2006
Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
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2006
Über 60 Tornados brechen in den Vereinigten Staaten aus; Tennessee ist am stärksten betroffen mit 29 Toten.
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2006
Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
Shedden massacre · Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario · Bandidos Motorcycle Club
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2006
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
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2006
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
Palestinian people · 2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing
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2006
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
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2006
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
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2006
Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
May 2006 São Paulo violence · Primeiro Comando da Capital · São Paulo
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2006
Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
Iranian Azeris · Cartoon · Iran · Iran newspaper cockroach cartoon controversy
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2006
São Paulo violence: Rebellions occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
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2006
The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
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2006
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
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2006
The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
Republic of Montenegro · Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006 · State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
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2006
Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.
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2006
The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
2006 Yogyakarta earthquake · Java · Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale
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2006
The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
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2006
Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
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2006
Der erste kasachische Satellit, KazSat-1, wird gestartet.
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2006
Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
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2006
Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
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2006
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld · U.S. Supreme Court · George W. Bush · Guantanamo Bay detention camp · International law
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2006
The first operation of Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China.
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2006
North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
North Korea · 2006 North Korean missile test · Taepodong-2 · Sea of Japan
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2006
The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
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2006
One hundred twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, a Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
S7 Airlines Flight 778 · Airbus A310 · International Airport Irkutsk · Siberia
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2006
Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
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2006
Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.
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2006
Lebanon-Israel war begins.
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2006
Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.
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2006
The 7.7 Mw Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
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2006
The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
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2006
Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
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2006
A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers · Sri Lanka · International nongovernmental organization · Action Against Hunger
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2006
At least 21 suspected terrorists were arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests were made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot · Birmingham · High Wycombe
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2006
The oil tanker M/T Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
Oil tanker · Guimaras · Negros (island) · Philippines · Guimaras oil spill
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2006
Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lankan Air Force air strike.
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2006
Sri-Lankischer Bürgerkrieg: Der tamilische Politiker und ehemalige Abgeordnete S. Sivamaharajah wird in seinem Haus in Tellippalai erschossen.
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2006
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
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2006
Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.
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2006
Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
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2006
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
International Astronomical Union · IAU definition of planet · Pluto · Dwarf planet
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2006
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
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2006
Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
Comair Flight 5191 · Takeoff · Blue Grass Airport · Lexington, Kentucky · Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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2006
Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
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2006
Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years.
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2006
An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.
Őszöd speech · Ferenc Gyurcsány · Hungarian Socialist Party · Hungarian parliamentary election, 2006 · 2006 protests in Hungary
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2006
Die thailändische Armee führt einen Putsch in Bangkok durch. Das Grundgesetz wird abgelehnt und der Ausnahmezustand ausgerufen.
Thailand · 2006 Thai coup d'état · Bangkok · Constitution of Thailand · Martial law
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2006
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 · Embraer Legacy 600 · Peixoto de Azevedo · Mato Grosso · 2006-07 Brazilian aviation crisis
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2006
Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
Charles Carl Roberts · West Nickel Mines School shooting · Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania
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2006
Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange.
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2006
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
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2006
Kiholo Bay earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake · Landslide · Power outage · Honolulu International Airport
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2006
Ein Vorschlag zur Erweiterung des Panamakanals wird in einer Nationalen Volksabstimmung in Panama mit 77,8 % der Stimmen angenommen.
Panama Canal expansion proposal · Panama Canal expansion referendum, 2006 · Panama
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2006
The funeral service takes place for those executed at Bykivnia forest, outside Kiev, Ukraine. 817 Ukrainian civilians (out of some 100,000) executed by Bolsheviks at Bykivnia in 1930s/1940s are reburied.
Bykivnia · Kiev · Ukraine · Bolsheviks
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2006
Saddam Hussein, ehemaliger Präsident des Irak, und seine Mitangeklagten Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti und Awad Hamed al-Bandar werden im Prozess von al-Dujail zum Tode verurteilt für ihre Rolle am Massaker von 148 Schiiten im Jahr 1982.
Saddam Hussein · Iraq · Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti · Awad Hamed al-Bandar · Trial of Saddam Hussein
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2006
Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
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2006
The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
National Museum of the Marine Corps · Quantico, Virginia · George W. Bush · Jason Dunham · Medal of Honor
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2006
Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
Queen Elizabeth II · New Zealand War Memorial, London · New Zealand Army · British Army
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2006
Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
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2006
Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
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2006
A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.
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2006
The Canadian House of Commons approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
House of Commons of Canada · Canadian Prime Minister · Stephen Harper · Québécois nation motion
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2006
Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
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2006
Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.
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2006
NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
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2006
Lebanese opposition Popular organize a sit-in against the government is the largest in the history of Lebanon, downtown Beirut, where official agencies estimated the number of demonstrators at more than a million people.
March 8 Alliance · Lebanese government of July 2005 · Lebanon · Beirut
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2006
Die Internationale Konferenz zur Überprüfung der globalen Vision des Holocaust wird in Teheran, Iran, vom damaligen Präsidenten Mahmoud Ahmadinejad eröffnet; Länder wie Israel und die Vereinigten Staaten äußern Besorgnis.
International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust · Tehran · Iran · Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · Israel
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2006
Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.
Felipe Calderón · President of Mexico · Operation Michoacán · Michoacán · Mexican Drug War
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2006
The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
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2006
United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
United Arab Emirates · United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2006
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2006
An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people.
Oil pipeline · Lagos, Nigeria · 2006 Abule Egba pipeline explosion
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2006
War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
War in Somalia (2006-09) · Somalia · Transitional Federal Parliament · Ethiopia · Fall of Mogadishu
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2006
UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
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2006
Madrid-Barajas Airport is bombed.
Madrid-Barajas Airport · 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing
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2006
The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
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2006
Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
President of Iraq · Saddam Hussein · Execution of Saddam Hussein
Berühmte Geburten
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2006
Mckenna Grace, American actress
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2006
Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
Berühmte Todesfälle
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2006
Harry Magdoff, amerikanischer Ökonom und Journalist (geb. 1913)
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2006
Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (b. 1914)
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2006
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1913)
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2006
Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1954)
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2006
Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (b. 1954)
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2006
Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)
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2006
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum · Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
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2006
Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer, author, and academic (b. 1918)
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2006
Merlyn Rees, Welsh educator and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (b. 1920)
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2006
Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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2006
Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (b. 1943)
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2006
Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author (b. 1912)
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2006
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish broadcaster and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (b. 1943)
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · Minister for Sport and the Olympics
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2006
Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
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2006
W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic (b. 1913)
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2006
Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (b. 1918)
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2006
Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
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2006
Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
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2006
Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
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2006
Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
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2006
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, kuwaitischer Herrscher (geb. 1926)
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2006
Stanley Biber, American soldier and physician (b. 1923)
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2006
Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925)
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2006
Jan Twardowski, Polish priest and poet (b. 1915)
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2006
Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
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2006
Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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2006
Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese author and scholar (b. 1933)
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2006
Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer and pilot (b. 1921)
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2006
Dave Lepard, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)
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2006
Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
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2006
Aydın Güven Gürkan, Turkish academic and politician, Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security (b. 1941)
Aydın Güven Gürkan · Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Turkey)
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2006
Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
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2006
Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1914)
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2006
Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, Sri Lankan journalist and activist (b. 1970)
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2006
Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917)
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2006
Gene McFadden, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
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2006
Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th President of Germany (b. 1931)
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2006
Nam June Paik, South Korean-American artist, (b. 1932)
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2006
Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)
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2006
Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and academic (b. 1950)
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2006
Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)
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2006
Al Lewis, American actor and activist (b. 1923)
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2006
Betty Friedan, American author and activist (b. 1921)
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2006
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican-American actress (b. 1927)
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2006
Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1914)
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2006
Elton Dean, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)
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2006
Thierry Fortineau, French actor (b. 1953)
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2006
Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
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2006
Freddie Laker, English pilot and businessman, founded Laker Airways (b. 1922)
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2006
Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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2006
Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
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2006
Jackie Pallo, English wrestler and actor (b. 1926)
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2006
P. F. Strawson, English philosopher and author (b. 1919)
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2006
Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)
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2006
Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (b. 1966)
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2006
Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (b. 1925)
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2006
Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)
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2006
Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
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2006
Bill Cowsill, American singer and guitarist (b. 1948)
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2006
Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (b. 1919)
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2006
Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2006
Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
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2006
Octavia E. Butler, American author and educator (b. 1947)
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2006
Don Knotts, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
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2006
John Martin, Canadian broadcaster, co-founded MuchMusic (b. 1947)
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2006
Dennis Weaver, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
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2006
Darren McGavin, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1922)
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2006
Otis Chandler, American publisher (b. 1927)
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2006
Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American general and author (b. 1908)
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2006
Linda Smith, English comedian and author (b. 1958)
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2006
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
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2006
Peter Osgood, English footballer (b. 1947)
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2006
Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1923)
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2006
Else Fisher, Australian-Swedish dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1918)
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2006
William Herskovic, Hungarian-American humanitarian (b. 1914)
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2006
John Reynolds Gardiner, amerikanischer Autor und Ingenieur (geb. 1944)
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2006
Edgar Valter, estnischer Autor und Illustrator (geb. 1929)
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2006
Anne Braden, American journalist and activist (b. 1924)
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2006
Kirby Puckett, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
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2006
Gordon Parks, American photographer, director, and composer (b. 1912)
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2006
Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
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2006
Tom Fox, American activist (b. 1951)
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2006
John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1915)
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2006
Anna Moffo, American soprano (b. 1932)
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2006
Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1931)
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2006
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1941)
Slobodan Milošević · President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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2006
Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)
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2006
Robert C. Baker, American businessman, invented the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
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2006
Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
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2006
Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
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2006
Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (b. 1929)
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2006
Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1918)
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2006
Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (b. 1918)
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2006
Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
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2006
Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
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2006
İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
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2006
Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
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2006
Pierre Clostermann, French soldier, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)
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2006
Pío Leyva, Cuban singer and author (b. 1917)
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2006
Kurt von Trojan, Austrian-Australian journalist and author (b. 1937)
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2006
David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
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2006
Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
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2006
Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
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2006
Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1926)
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2006
Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (b. 1950)
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2006
Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
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2006
Richard Fleischer, American film director (b. 1916)
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2006
Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1944)
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2006
Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
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2006
Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
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2006
Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)
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2006
Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (b. 1921)
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2006
Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (b. 1924)
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2006
Neil Williams, English cricketer (b. 1962)
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2006
Pro Hart, Australian painter (b. 1928)
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2006
Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)
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2006
Charles Schepens, Belgian-American ophthalmologist and author (b. 1912)
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2006
Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
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2006
Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)
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2006
Red Hickey, American football player and coach (b. 1917)
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2006
John McGahern, Irish author and educator (b. 1934)
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2006
Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1931)
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2006
In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1916)
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2006
Lloyd Searwar, Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925)
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2006
Allan Kaprow, American painter and educator (b. 1927)
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2006
Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
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2006
Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1977)
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2006
Francis L. Kellogg, American soldier and diplomat (b. 1917)
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2006
Stefanos Stratigos, Greek actor and director (b. 1926)
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2006
Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)
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2006
Billy Hitchcock, amerikanischer Baseballspieler, Trainer, Manager (geb. 1916)
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2006
Vilgot Sjöman, schwedischer Regisseur und Drehbuchautor (geb. 1924)
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2006
June Pointer, American singer (b. 1953)
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2006
William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
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2006
Bill Baker, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1911)
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2006
Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
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2006
Mahmut Bakalli, Kosovo politician (b. 1936)
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2006
Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (b. 1907)
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2006
Scott Brazil, American director and producer (b. 1955)
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2006
Henderson Forsythe, American actor (b. 1917)
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2006
Mercedes Palomino, Spanish-born Quebec actor and theatre director (b. 1913)
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2006
Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1921)
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2006
Johnny Checketts, New Zealand commander and pilot (b. 1912)
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2006
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician (b. 1922)
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2006
Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
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2006
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1919)
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2006
D'Iberville Fortier, Canadian diplomat (b. 1926)
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2006
Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
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2006
Phil Walden, American record producer and manager, co-founder of Capricorn Records (b. 1940)
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2006
Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
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2006
Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi and author (b. 1914)
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2006
Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1916)
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2006
Julia Thorne, American author (b. 1944)
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2006
Steve Howe, American baseball player (b. 1958)
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2006
John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (b. 1908)
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2006
Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (b. 1924)
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2006
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (b. 1925)
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2006
Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
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2006
Karel Appel, Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet (b. 1921)
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2006
Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (b. 1949)
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2006
Earl Woods, American colonel, baseball player, and author (b. 1932)
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2006
Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (b. 1919)
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2006
Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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2006
Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
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2006
Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
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2006
Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (b. 1943)
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2006
Joan C. Edwards, American singer and philanthropist (b. 1918)
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2006
Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
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2006
Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)
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2006
Raizo Matsuno, Japanese politician (b. 1917)
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2006
A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American journalist (b. 1922)
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2006
Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)
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2006
Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1918)
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2006
Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (b. 1923)
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2006
Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (b. 1949)
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2006
Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
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2006
Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (b. 1905)
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2006
Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
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2006
Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
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2006
Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
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2006
Jaan Eilart, Estonian geographer, ecologist, and historian (b. 1933)
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2006
Spencer Clark, American race car driver (b. 1987)
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2006
Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (b. 1909)
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2006
Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
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2006
Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
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2006
Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (b. 1945)
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2006
Clifford Antone, American businessman (b. 1949)
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2006
Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1921)
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2006
Ian Copeland, Syrian-American talent agent (b. 1949)
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2006
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
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2006
Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (b. 1915)
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2006
Claude Piéplu, French actor (b. 1923)
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2006
Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician and educator (b. 1930)
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2006
Édouard Michelin, French businessman (b. 1963)
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2006
Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer and physician (b. 1919)
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2006
Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
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2006
Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
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2006
Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
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2006
Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (b. 1920)
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2006
Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (b. 1930)
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2006
Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
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2006
David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist and academic (b. 1938)
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2006
Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917)
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2006
Ryan Bennett, American sportscaster (b. 1970)
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2006
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor (b. 1933)
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2006
Raymond Davis, Jr., American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
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2006
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
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2006
Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
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2006
Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)
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2006
Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (b. 1928)
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2006
Arnold Newman, American photographer and educator (b. 1918)
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2006
Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1946)
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2006
Camille Sandorfy, Hungarian-Canadian chemist and academic (b. 1920)
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2006
Jaxon, American illustrator and publisher, co-founded Rip Off Press (b. 1941)
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2006
Matta El Meskeen, Egyptian monk, theologian, and author (b. 1919)
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2006
Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
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2006
Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
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2006
Bruce Shand, English soldier (b. 1917)
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2006
Nicky Barr, Australian rugby player and fighter pilot (b. 1915)
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2006
György Ligeti, Romanian-Hungarian composer and educator (b. 1923)
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2006
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (b. 1923)
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2006
Charles Haughey, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1925)
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2006
Monty Berman, English director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1905)
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2006
Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1930)
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2006
Raymond Devos, Belgian-French comedian and clown (b. 1922)
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2006
Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
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2006
Bussunda, Brazilian comediant (b. 1962)
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2006
Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
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2006
Joseph Zobel, Martinique-French author (b. 1915)
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2006
Jared C. Monti, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1975)
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2006
Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (b. 1923)
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2006
Jaap Penraat, Dutch-American humanitarian (b. 1918)
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2006
Tommy Wonder, Dutch magician (b. 1953)
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2006
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (b. 1959)
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2006
Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (b. 1943)
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2006
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1919)
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell · Attorney General for England and Wales
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2006
George Unwin, English pilot and commander (b. 1913)
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2006
Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
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2006
Randy Walker, American football player and coach (b. 1954)
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2006
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese politician, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
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2006
Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (b. 1952)
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2006
Fred Trueman, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
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2006
Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1916)
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2006
Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (b. 1941)
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2006
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (b. 1919)
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2006
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1924)
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2006
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)
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2006
Amzie Strickland, American actress (b. 1919)
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2006
Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. 1925)
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2006
Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
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2006
Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (b. 1911)
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2006
John Money, New Zealand-American psychologist and author (b. 1921)
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2006
June Allyson, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
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2006
Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)
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2006
Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (b. 1965)
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2006
Barnard Hughes, American actor (b. 1915)
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2006
Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (b. 1959)
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2006
John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
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2006
Red Buttons, American actor (b. 1919)
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2006
Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founder of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc. (b. 1937)
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2006
Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (b. 1942)
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2006
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)
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2006
Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
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2006
Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (b. 1918)
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2006
Jack Warden, American actor (b. 1920)
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2006
Ted Grant, South African-English theorist and activist (b. 1913)
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2006
Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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2006
Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (b. 1933)
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2006
Ta Mok, Cambodian soldier and monk (b. 1926)
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2006
Dika Newlin, American composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist (d. 1923)
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2006
José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (b. 1965)
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2006
Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1927)
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2006
Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (b. 1928)
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2006
Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
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2006
David Gemmell, English author (b. 1948)
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2006
Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist and author(b. 1946)
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2006
Al Balding, Canadian golfer (b. 1924)
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2006
Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (b. 1921)
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2006
Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (b. 1904)
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2006
Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (b. 1972)
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2006
Bob Thaves, American illustrator (b. 1924)
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2006
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (b. 1949)
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2006
Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)
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2006
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)
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2006
Mary Anderson Bain, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)
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2006
Philip E. High, English author (b. 1914)
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2006
James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
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2006
Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1920)
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2006
Tony Jay, English actor and singer (b. 1933)
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2006
Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (b. 1975)
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2006
Adriaan de Groot, Dutch psychologist and chess player (b. 1914)
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2006
Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949)
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2006
Te Atairangikaahu, New Zealand queen (b. 1931)
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2006
Rick Bourke, Australian rugby league player (b. 1955)
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2006
Coenraad Bron, Dutch computer scientist and academic (b. 1937)
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2006
Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1923)
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2006
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
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2006
Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)
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2006
Ken Kearney, Australian rugby player (b. 1924)
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2006
Bryan Budd, englischer Soldat aus Nordirland, Träger des Victoria-Kreuzes (geb. 1977)
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2006
Joe Rosenthal, amerikanischer Fotograf und Journalist (geb. 1911)
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2006
S. Sivamaharajah, sri-lankischer tamilischer Zeitungsverleger und Politiker (geb. 1938)
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2006
Paul Fentener van Vlissingen, Dutch businessman and philanthropist (b. 1941)
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2006
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928)
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2006
Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)
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2006
Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)
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2006
Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1918)
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2006
Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1924)
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2006
Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (b. 1926)
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2006
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
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2006
Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)
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2006
Heino Lipp, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1922)
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2006
Benoît Sauvageau, Canadian educator and politician (b. 1963)
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2006
Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
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2006
Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon, New Zealand lawyer and judge (b. 1926)
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2006
Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (b. 1916)
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2006
Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
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2006
Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
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2006
Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
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2006
György Faludy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1910)
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2006
Warren Mitofsky, American journalist (b. 1934)
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2006
Bob O'Connor, American businessman and politician, 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1944)
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2006
Kyffin Williams, Welsh painter and educator (b. 1918)
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2006
Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (b. 1930)
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2006
Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1961)
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2006
Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
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2006
Giacinto Facchetti, italienischer Fußballspieler und Trainer (geb. 1942)
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2006
Steve Irwin, australischer Zoologe und Fernsehmoderator (geb. 1962)
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2006
Colin Thiele, australischer Autor, Dichter und Pädagoge (geb. 1920)
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2006
Astrid Varnay, schwedisch-amerikanische Sopran (geb. 1918)
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2006
Hiroshi Takase, Japanese cinematographer (b. 1955)
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2006
Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (b. 1915)
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2006
Peter Brock, Australian race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1945)
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2006
Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (b. 1927)
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2006
Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (b. 1955)
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2006
Matt Gadsby, English footballer (b. 1979)
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2006
William Bernard Ziff Jr., American businessman, founded Ziff Davis (b. 1930)
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2006
Patty Berg, American golfer (b. 1918)
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2006
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (b. 1918)
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2006
William Auld, Scottish poet and author (b. 1924)
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2006
Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)
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2006
Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (b. 1933)
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2006
Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926)
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2006
Esme Melville, Australian actress (b. 1918)
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2006
Raymond Baxter, English television host and author (b. 1922)
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2006
Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist and author (b. 1929)
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2006
Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (b. 1987)
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2006
Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
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2006
Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
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2006
Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
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2006
Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1929)
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2006
Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (b. 1923)
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2006
Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1950)
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2006
Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
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2006
Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)
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2006
John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921)
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2006
Tasos Athanasiadis, Greek author (b. 1913)
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2006
Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951)
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2006
Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator (b. 1950)
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2006
Malcolm Arnold, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1921)
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2006
Etta Baker, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
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2006
Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)
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2006
Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
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2006
Jeff Cooper, American target shooter and author (b. 1920)
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2006
John M. Ford, American author and poet (b. 1957)
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2006
Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
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2006
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
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2006
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (b. 1910)
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2006
Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer and manager (b. 1915)
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2006
Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
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2006
Louis-Albert Vachon, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)
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2006
Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
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2006
Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)
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2006
Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
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2006
Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)
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2006
Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (b. 1919)
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2006
John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1916)
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2006
Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
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2006
Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
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2006
Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (b. 1953)
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2006
Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (b. 1930)
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2006
Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
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2006
Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
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2006
Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (b. 1914)
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2006
Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (b. 1985)
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2006
Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (b. 1958)
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2006
Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1974)
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2006
Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (b. 1933)
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2006
Paul Hunter, English snooker player (b. 1978)
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2006
Kanshi Ram, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
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2006
Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and academic (b. 1932)
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2006
Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
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2006
Cory Lidle, American baseball player (b. 1972)
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2006
Eugène Martin, French race car driver (b. 1915)
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2006
Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1919)
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2006
Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)
Wang Guangmei · Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China
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2006
Freddy Fender, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
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2006
Klaas Runia, Dutch theologian and journalist (b. 1926)
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2006
Gerry Studds, American educator and politician (b. 1937)
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2006
John Victor Murra, Ukrainian-American anthropologist and academic (b. 1916)
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2006
Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (b. 1936)
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2006
Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)
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2006
Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)
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2006
Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
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2006
Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (b. 1911)
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2006
Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (b. 1934)
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2006
James Glennon, amerikanischer Kameramann (geb. 1942)
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2006
Phyllis Kirk, amerikanische Schauspielerin (geb. 1927)
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2006
Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1911)
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2006
Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)
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2006
Sandy West, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1959)
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2006
Arthur Hill, kanadisch-amerikanischer Schauspieler (geb. 1922)
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2006
Lebo Mathosa, südafrikanische Sängerin (Boom Shaka) (geb. 1977)
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2006
Enolia McMillan, amerikanische Pädagogin und Aktivistin (geb. 1904)
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2006
William Montgomery Watt, schottischer Historiker und Gelehrter (geb. 1909)
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2006
Tillman Franks, amerikanischer Bassist und Songwriter (geb. 1920)
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2006
Pontus Hultén, schwedischer Kunstsammler und Kurator (geb. 1924)
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2006
Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (b. 1940)
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2006
Reko Lundán, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969)
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2006
Marlin McKeever, American football player (b. 1940)
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2006
Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944)
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2006
Brad Will, American journalist and activist (b. 1970)
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2006
Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (b. 1917)
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2006
Trevor Berbick, Jamaican-Canadian boxer (b. 1954)
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2006
Marijohn Wilkin, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
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2006
Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist and author (b. 1926)
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2006
Junji Kinoshita, Japanese playwright and scholar (b. 1914)
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2006
P. W. Botha, südafrikanischer Soldat und Politiker, Staatspräsident von Südafrika (geb. 1916)
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2006
Peter Fryer, englischer Journalist und Autor (geb. 1927)
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2006
Amrita Pritam, pakistanisch-indische Autorin und Dichterin (geb. 1919)
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2006
Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1966)
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2006
William Styron, American novelist and essayist (b. 1925)
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2006
Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)
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2006
Marie Rudisill, American author (b. 1911)
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2006
Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937)
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2006
Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1915)
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2006
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (b. 1908)
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2006
Bülent Ecevit, türkischer Journalist und Politiker, 16. Ministerpräsident der Türkei (geb. 1925)
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2006
Nelson S. Bond, American author (b. 1908)
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2006
Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (b. 1950)
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2006
Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
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2006
Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (b. 1930)
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2006
Bryan Pata, American football player (b. 1984)
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2006
Johnny Sain, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
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2006
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, French journalist and politician, co-founded L'Express (b. 1924)
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2006
Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer and manager (b. 1926)
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2006
Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
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2006
Hannspeter Winter, Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1941)
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2006
Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
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2006
Ellen Willis, American journalist and activist (b. 1941)
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2006
Markus Wolf, German intelligence officer (b. 1923)
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2006
Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (b. 1932)
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2006
Fokko du Cloux, Dutch mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1954)
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2006
Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)
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2006
Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (b. 1919)
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2006
Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1962)
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2006
Jack Williamson, American author, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
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2006
Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (b. 1974)
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2006
Sumner Shapiro, American admiral (b. 1926)
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2006
David K. Wyatt, American historian and author (b. 1937)
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2006
Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
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2006
Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (b. 1930)
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2006
Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1928)
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2006
Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
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2006
Bo Schembechler, American football player and coach (b. 1929)
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2006
Robert Altman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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2006
Zoia Ceaușescu, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1950)
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2006
Donald Hamilton, American author (b. 1916)
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2006
Andre Waters, American football player and coach (b. 1962)
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2006
Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
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2006
Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese lawyer and politician (b. 1972)
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2006
Pat Dobson, American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)
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2006
Jesús Blancornelas, Mexican journalist, co-founded Zeta Magazine (b. 1936)
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2006
Nick Clarke, English journalist (b. 1948)
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2006
Betty Comden, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
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2006
Alexander Litvinenko, Russian spy and defector (b. 1962)
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2006
Philippe Noiret, French actor (b. 1930)
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2006
Anita O'Day, American singer (b. 1919)
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2006
Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (b. 1922)
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2006
Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
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2006
George W. S. Trow, American author, playwright, and critic (b. 1943)
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2006
Zdeněk Veselovský, Czech zoologist and ethologist (b. 1938)
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2006
Luciano Bottaro, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1931)
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2006
Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1979)
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2006
Phyllis Fraser, American actress and publisher, co-founded Beginner Books (b. 1916)
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2006
Kenneth M. Taylor, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1919)
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2006
Mário Césariny de Vasconcelos, portugiesischer Maler und Dichter (geb. 1923)
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2006
Dave Cockrum, amerikanischer Autor und Illustrator (geb. 1943)
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2006
Isaac Gálvez, spanischer Radrennfahrer (geb. 1975)
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2006
Raúl Velasco, mexikanischer Fernsehmacher und Produzent (geb. 1933)
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2006
Don Butterfield, American tuba player (b. 1923)
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2006
Bebe Moore Campbell, American author and educator (b. 1950)
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2006
Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
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2006
Allen Carr, English-Spanish accountant and author (b. 1934)
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2006
Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and songwriter (b. 1927)
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2006
Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker (b. 1938)
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2006
Shirley Walker, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
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2006
Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
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2006
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937)
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2006
Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. 1947)
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2006
K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (b. 1938)
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2006
Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1987)
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2006
David Bronstein, Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (b. 1924)
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2006
John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)
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2006
Jeane Kirkpatrick, American academic and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1926)
Jeane Kirkpatrick · United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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2006
Martha Tilton, American singer (b. 1915)
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2006
José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (b. 1959)
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2006
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (b. 1919)
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2006
Olivia Coolidge, English-American author and educator (b. 1908)
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2006
Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (b. 1915)
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2006
Paul Arizin, American basketball player (b. 1928)
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2006
Peter Boyle, American actor (b. 1935)
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2006
Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1935)
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2006
Raymond P. Shafer, American lawyer and politician, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1917)
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2006
Alan Shugart, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology (b. 1930)
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2006
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
Lamar Hunt · American Football League · World Championship Tennis
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2006
Anton Balasingham, Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
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2006
Ahmet Ertegün, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (b. 1923)
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2006
Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
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2006
Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
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2006
Mary Stolz, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
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2006
Don Jardine, Canadian wrestler and trainer (b. 1940)
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2006
Taliep Petersen, South African singer-songwriter and director (b. 1950)
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2006
Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist and educator (b. 1922)
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2006
Stanford J. Shaw, American historian and academic (b. 1930)
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2006
Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)
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2006
Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)
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2006
Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (b. 1905)
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2006
Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
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2006
Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (b. 1929)
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2006
Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
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2006
Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
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2006
Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
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2006
Charlie Drake, English actor (b. 1925)
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2006
Timothy J. Tobias, American pianist and composer (b. 1952)
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2006
Johnny Vincent, English footballer (b. 1947)
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2006
Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
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2006
Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961)
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2006
Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
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2006
James Brown, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
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2006
Gerald Ford, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 38th President of the United States (b. 1913)
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2006
Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier and engineer (b. 1951)
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2006
Munir Niazi, Indian-Pakistani poet (b. 1928)
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2006
Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
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2006
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (b. 1937)
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2006
Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (b. 1938)
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2006
Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
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2006
Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1922)
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2006
George Sisler, Jr., American businessman (b. 1917)