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In the year 2006
742 Notable deaths
Gerald Ford
President of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2006 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi president, army officer and baathist politician.
Born April 28th, 1937 in Al-Awja. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2006 at 69 years old in Kadhimiya (hanging). [ref]
Steve Irwin
Australian environmentalist and television personality.
Born February 22nd, 1962 in Upper Ferntree Gully.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 44 years old in Batt Reef (exsanguination). [ref]
Desmond Doss
Recipient of the purple heart medal, recipient of the medal of honor (1919-2007).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Lynchburg.
Died March 23rd, 2006 at 87 years old in Piedmont. [ref]
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul (1933-2006).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Barnwell. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2006 at 73 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Syd Barrett
English musician (1946–2006), co-founder of pink floyd.
Born January 6th, 1946 in Cambridge.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 60 years old in Cambridge (diabetes, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Augusto Pinochet
Dictador, general, politician of chile (1915-2006).
Born November 25th, 1915 in Valparaíso. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2006 at 91 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Knotts
American actor and stand-up comedian.
Born July 21st, 1924 in Morgantown. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Kuklinski
American contract killer.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2006 at 70 years old in Trenton (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Chris Penn
American actor (1965-2006).
Born October 10th, 1965 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2006 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino