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may 2006
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jay presson allen, 84, american screenwriter, stroke.
ed casey, 73, australian politician, former queensland labor party leader, stroke.
george f. haines, 82, american olympic swimming coach, complications stroke
betsy jones-moreland, 76, american film , television actress, cancer.
rob lacey, 43, british stage actor , award-winning christian author, bladder cancer
rauno lehtinen, 74, finnish composer
johnny paris, 65, american saxophonist (johnny & hurricanes)
bruce peterson, 72, american test pilot , engineer, known surviving crash of m2-f2 , inspiring tv-series 6 million dollar man.
raúl francisco primatesta, 87, argentine retired cardinal archbishop of córdoba, argentina

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joseph lewis clark, 57, american convicted murderer, executed in ohio.
boyd coffie, 68, american baseball player , manager, cancer.
luigi griffanti, 89, italian footballer, goalkeeper of acf fiorentina in 1940s
sam mokuahi, jr. aka sammy steamboat , 71, american hawaiian professional wrestler, complications alzheimer s disease
louis rukeyser, 73, american business , economics expert, multiple myeloma.
juan ramón salgado, 45, honduran congressional deputy, gunshot wounds.

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karel appel, 85, dutch cobra painter.
rosita fernandez, 88, american singer.
pramod mahajan, 56, indian politician, general secretary of bharatiya janata party, gunshot wounds.
howard thomas markey, 85, american federal judge , u.s. air force major general, first chief judge of united states court of appeals federal circuit.
earl woods, 74, american army infantry officer, father , former coach of u.s. golfer tiger woods, prostate cancer

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alejandra boero, 88, argentine theater actress, director , teacher, pulmonary hypertension. (spanish)
jim delsing, 80, american major league baseball player.
arthur b. metzner, 79, canadian chemical engineer.
michael taliferro, 45, american actor , football player, stroke.

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naushad ali, 86, indian musician.
george roche iii, 70, american former president of hillsdale college, probable heart attack.
atıf yılmaz, 80, turkish film director, screenwriter , producer, cancer

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lillian asplund, 99, last american survivor of titanic sinking, died in sleep.
konstantin beskov, 85, soviet , russian footballer , manager.
ruth bachhuber doyle, 89, american politician , educator.
shigeru kayano, 79, japanese ainu activist
grant mclennan, 48, australian lead singer of go-betweens, suspected heart attack.
flt lt sarah mulvihill, 32, first british servicewoman killed in action in iraq.
františek peřina, 95, czechoslovak fighter pilot served in british royal air force during world war ii.
pattabhi rama reddy, 87, indian moviemaker, complications prolonged illness
lorne saxberg, 48, canadian television journalist, canadian broadcasting corporation (cbc) broadcaster.
sister rose thering, 85, american roman catholic nun , professor @ seton hall university.

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steve bender, 59, german record producer , member of dschinghis khan.
duncan inglis cameron, 78, scottish university administrator.
richard carleton, 62, australian television journalist (60 minutes), heart attack.
joan c. edwards, 87, american philanthropist, liver cancer.
stella sigcau, 69, south african public works minister, heart-related problems.
jocelyn simon, baron simon of glaisdale, 95, united kingdom minister , lord of appeal in ordinary.
machiko soga, 68, japanese voice actress , actress , tokusatsu legend (kyoryu sentai zyuranger, mighty morphin power rangers, etc.), pancreatic cancer.

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lovana jones, 68, american assistant majority leader in illinois house of representatives, represented 26th district since 1987, undisclosed causes.
john kimbrough, 87, american football player (college hall of fame texas a&m) , state legislator, pneumonia.
george lutz, 59, american owner of amityville horror house.
pule patrick ace ntsoelengoe, 50, south african soccer player minnesota kicks , kaizer chiefs, unknown causes.
barbara schwartz, 58, american painter.

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adrian bennett, 73, australian politician, mhr division of swan (1969–1975).
corey engen, 90, norwegian-born captain of u.s. nordic skiing team @ 1948 winter olympics, complications of pneumonia.
jerzy ficowski, 81, polish poet, writer , translator.
pietro garinei, 87, italian playwright , lyricist of arrivederci roma , other songs.
edouard jaguer, french poet , art critic.
tony ward, 82, australian actor , journalist, cancer.

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val guest, 94, british film writer , director (the quatermass xperiment, casino royale)
marie hartley, 100, british author , illustrator.
john hicks, 64, american jazz pianist/composer.
james keogh, 89, american former executive editor of time , speechwriter president richard nixon.
georgy korniyenko, 81, russian diplomat , deputy foreign minister andrei gromyko.
a.m. rosenthal, 84, canadian-born executive editor of new york times 17 years, stroke.
soraya, 37, colombian-american songwriter, guitarist, arranger, record producer, , singer, breast cancer.
aleksandr zinovyev, 83, russian logician, sociologist , writer, brain cancer.

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yossi banai, 74, israeli singer , actor
byron morrow, 95, american tv , film character actor.
michael o leary, 70, irish politician , barrister, former leader of irish labour party, drowned in swimming pool.
floyd patterson, 71, american former boxing heavyweight champion, alzheimer s disease , prostate cancer
ferdinando tacconi, 83, italian comics artist.
frankie thomas, 85, american actor (tom corbett, space cadet), stroke.

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ted berkman, 92, american author, scriptwriter (bedtime bonzo).
hussein maziq, 88, libyan politician, former prime minister & foreign minister of libya
gillespie v. sonny montgomery, 85, american politician, former u.s. representative mississippi
arthur porges, 90, american science fiction , fantasy writer.

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joan diener, 76, american actress/soprano (man of la mancha), complications of cancer.
rick farley, 53, australian national farmers federation chief executive 8 years.
ryan francis, 19, american college basketball player, freshman point guard university of southern california basketball team, homicide.
fernando inchauste, 75, bolivian olympian.
jaroslav pelikan, 82, american historian of christianity, winner of kluge prize in human sciences, lung cancer.
Östen sjöstrand, 80, swedish poet, translator , member of swedish academy.
peter viereck, 89, american historian , pulitzer prize-winning poet.
johnnie wilder, jr., 56, american r&b musician, founder of heatwave ( boogie nights , , forever )

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lew anderson, 84, american bandleader, played clarabell clown on howdy doody show, prostate cancer.
james botten, 67, south african international test cricketer, complications after colon operations.
steve cooper, 47, american rock singer juggernaut , s.a. slayer.
william ginsberg, 75, american professor of environmental law @ hofstra university , former new york city commissioner of parks , recreation.
reza hassanzadeh, 33, iranian professional soccer player teraktor sazi f.c., injuries car accident.
stanley kunitz, 100, american pulitzer prize-winning poet , former poet laureate.
jim lemon, 78, american major league baseball player, cancer.
paul marco, c. 81, american film actor (plan 9 outer space)
bruce merrifield, 84, american nobel prize-winning chemist
günther nenning, 84, austrian journalist, author , political activist
eva norvind, norwegian-born mexican writer , actress, drowning accident

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joyce ballantyne, 88, american artist best known creating coppertone girl ad, heart attack.
george blackburn, 93, american football player, head football coach @ university of virginia (1965–1970).
george crile iii, 61, american journalist, cbs news producer, pancreatic cancer.
eberhard esche, 73, german actor.
chic hecht, 77, american politician, former republican senator nevada, prostate cancer.
judith moore, 66, american author (fat girl - true story).
cheikha rimitti, 83, algerian singer, heart attack.
david sharp, 34, british mountaineer.
bill strode, 69, american pulitzer prize–winning photographer, cancer.

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clare boylan, 58, irish author of 12 books including 7 novels, ovarian cancer.
beryl evans, 84, australian politician, nsw mlc (1984–1995).
anthony murray, 47, new zealand rugby league player.
jorge porcel, 69, argentine actor , comedian, following gall bladder surgery.
dan ross, 49, american former nfl football player (cincinnati bengals), suspected heart attack
takahiro tamura, 77, japanese movie , television actor, cerebral infarction.

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cy feuer, 95, american broadway producer , writer (guys , dolls).
dr. stephen fleet, 69, british researcher in mineral sciences , former registrary, deputy vice-chancellor , master of downing college, cambridge.
eric forth, 61, british conservative member of parliament , former government minister, bone cancer.
captain nichola goddard, 26, canadian soldier, canadian forces, first female since ww ii killed in combat.
dan q. kennis, 86, american b movie producer.
john marsden, 64, australian lawyer , civil liberties activist, cancer.
daniel owino misiani, 66, tanzanian benga musician, car accident
mieczysław nowak, 69, polish weightlifter, 1964 olympic medalist
mustafa yücel Özbilgin, 63, turkish prominent judge sitting in turkey s highest court, shot dead.
lawrence ramrod shurtliff, 61, american music executive, longtime crew member grateful dead, lung cancer.

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james andrew andy capps, 37, american former drummer (built spill).
jaan eilart, 73, estonian biogeographer.
stephen fleet, 69, british scientist.
george m. foster, 92, american anthropologist.
morris glushien, 96, american lawyer, general counsel international ladies garment workers union.
hans horrevoets, 32, dutch sailor, swept overboard while competing in volvo ocean race.
stan jones, 91, british olympic runner. [1]
maksim kahan, 88, israeli olympic shooter.
andrew martinez, 33, american activist, naked guy @ university of california, berkeley, apparent suicide.
vitor negrete, 38, brazilian mountaineer, died after reaching peak of mount everest without supplementary oxygen.
michael o riordan, 88, irish chairman of communist party of ireland , international brigades veteran.
kiyan prince, 15, british youth team player english football team queens park rangers, stabbed death.
robert reid, 81, american chemical engineer.
gilbert sorrentino, 77, american novelist.
takahiro tamura, 77, japanese actor (tora! tora! tora!).

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yitzhak ben aharon, 99, israeli left-wing politician, founder of israeli labor party.
edward roy becker, 73, american former chief judge of united states court of appeals third circuit.
peter bryant, 82, british television producer.
freddie garrity, 65, english lead singer of freddie , dreamers, 1960s pop band, heart disease
alan sapper, 75, british trade unionist.

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joanna lund, 61, american cookbook author, cancer.
les olive, 78, english assistant secretary of manchester united @ time of munich air disaster, prostate cancer.
andy radford, 62, british anglican bishop, bishop of taunton, brain tumour
cherd songsri, 75, thai film director, cancer
annis stukus, 91, canadian football player , ice hockey general manager, member of canada s sports hall of fame contributions canadian football league , ice hockey.
tommy watt, 80, british jazz bandleader. [2]

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katherine dunham, 96, american dancer , choreographer.
richard mcilkenny, 73, british member of birmingham six, cancer.
sherman skolnick, 75, american illinois anti-corruption activist, heart attack.
inger louise valle, 84, norwegian politician, minister of justice (1973–1979).
billy walker, 77, american country music performer , member of grand ole opry, traffic accident

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spencer clark, 19, american nascar busch series driver, road accident.
heather crowe, 61, canadian anti-smoking activist, lung cancer.
hamza el din, 76, nubian egyptian oud player.
jack fallon, 90, canadian-born british jazz double bassist
lee jong-wook, 61, korean director-general of world health organization, brain thrombus
lilia prado, 78, mexican actress, multiple organ failure.
philip thorn, english researcher , statistician.

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philippe amaury, 66, french media owner, cancer.
clifford antone, 56, american austin blues club owner, heart attack.
lloyd bentsen, 85, american vice-presidential candidate, senator, , treasury secretary under clinton.
james w. carey, 71, american professor of journalism @ columbia university, author.
ray cale, 83, welsh rugby player, dual international wales in rugby union , rugby league.
ian copeland, 57, american music promoter , agent, older brother of stewart copeland of police, melanoma.
bracha eden, 78, israeli pianist, brain hemorrhage
kazimierz górski, 85, polish former coach of poland national football team, cancer.
john nevin, 79, former ceo of firestone tire , rubber company, heart attack.
mary margaret smith, 112, american supercentenarian, ohio s oldest person
graham stewart, 19, american william paterson university athlete, vehicular accident
jim trimble, 87, american philadelphia eagles coach 1952-55, emphysema.

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eric bedser, 87, english cricketer surrey, , elder twin brother of sir alec bedser.
henry bumstead, 91, american academy awards-winning art director (to kill mockingbird, sting), prostate cancer.
robert giaimo, 86, american congressman connecticut 3rd district (1959−1981), lung ailments.
fritz klein, 73, austrian-born psychiatrist , researcher.
anderson mazoka, 63, zambian politician, chief opposition leader in zambia.
bernard ostry, 78, canadian chair , ceo of tvontario, civil servant , philanthropist, cancer.
claude piéplu, 83, french actor, cancer
john wheeldon, 76, australian federal politician, former australian labor party senator , minister in whitlam government.

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sir julian bullard, 78, british diplomat
elizabeth connelly, 77, american politician, former member of new york state assembly representing staten island, cancer.
desmond dekker, 64, jamaican ska musician, heart attack.
lars gyllensten, 84, swedish author, physician, , member of swedish academy.
wilber huston, 93, american scientist , retired nasa mission director.
donald rudolph, 85, army soldier awarded medal of honor during world war ii, alzheimer s disease.
mari yonehara, 56, japanese essayist, ovarian cancer.
tobías lasser, 95, venezuelan botanist, founder of botanic garden of caracas, natural causes.

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milicent bagot, 99, british intelligence officer.
horondino josé da silva aka dino sete cordas , 88, brazilian virtuouso of seven-string guitar.
selvin gonzález, 24, salvadoran footballer.
tuomo kerola, 48, finnish olympic swimmer.
alan kotok, 64, american video game designer (spacewar!), engineer digital equipment.
mahmoud al-majzoub aka abu hamza, 41, palestinian islamic jihad leader, assassination bombing.
Édouard michelin, 42, french ceo of michelin, boating accident off Île de sein.
kevin o flanagan, 86, irish former association football , rugby union international, , ioc member, heart problems.
dr. anita roberts, 64, american molecular biologist @ national cancer institute, stomach cancer.
ted schroeder, 84, american tennis player, winner @ wimbledon (1949) , u.s. open (1942), cancer.
raymond triboulet, 99, french member of french resistance during world war ii, member of french parliament , government minister.

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adeeb, 72, pakistani actor
harold falls, 96, american ophthalmologist.
paul gleason, 67, american actor (the breakfast club), mesothelioma.
craig ironhead heyward, 39, american nfl fullback, complications brain tumor.
general romeo lucas garcía, 81, guatemalan politician, former president of guatemala, complications of alzheimer s disease.
thelma leeds, 95, american actress, widow of parkyakarkus
michael riffaterre, 81, french-born professor @ columbia university , scholar of french literature.
alex toth, 77, american comic book artist , cartoonist (space ghost, jonny quest).
apache bull ramos, 71, american professional wrestler, shoulder infection

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edward aldwell, 68, american music theorist , pianist specializing in bach, automotive accident.
james archibald, 94, american maine judge 50 years, including service on maine judicial supreme court between 1971 , retirement in 1981.
rupert blöch, 76, austrian olympic sprinter. [3]
lewis carter, 81, australian cricketer.
fermín chávez, 82, argentine historian, complications renal failure. (spanish)
sue fear, 43, australian mountaineer, climbing accident.
umberto masetti, 80, italian motorcycle racer, first italian world champion class 500cc in 1950 , 1952, pulmonary strokes
masumi okada, 70, japanese actor, played brother michael in shogun, throat cancer.
tony sardisco, 73, american footballer, former captain of boston patriots, heart attack.
doris saunders, 64, canadian first editor of them days magazine , inducted order of canada role in preserving labrador s history, alzheimer s disease.
arthur widmer, 91, american motion picture special effects pioneer, winner of academy award lifetime achievement, cancer.

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neville amadio, 93, australian flautist , soloist sydney symphony 50 years, series of small heart attacks.
poul andersen, 84, danish-born publisher of bien, weekly danish newspaper in us, alzheimer s disease.
peter borsari, 67, american-swiss celebrity photographer, complications elective knee surgery.
james brolan, 42, british cbs news sound technician, injuries sustained in car bombing in iraq.
paul douglas, 48, british veteran cbs news cameraman, injuries sustained in car bombing in iraq.
steve mizerak, 61, american champion billiards player
omeljan pritsak, 87, austrian-born american harvard professor, scholar , authority on ukraine
johnny servoz-gavin, 64, french racing driver.

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slim aarons, 89, american photographer, stroke.
hladnik boštjan, 77, slovenian film director.
shohei imamura, 79, japanese film director (black rain), two-time winner of palme d or, liver cancer.
bill kovacs, 56, american computer animation pioneer , academy award winner, complications of stroke.
david lloyd, 68, new zealand botanist, complications mystery illness, possibly poison.
robert sterling, 88, american film , television actor, star of 1950s television show topper, natural causes.

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ryan bennett, 35, american sportscaster, former ufc announcer , founder of mmaweekly, died in car crash.
ronald cranford, 65, american neurologist , bioethicist developed coma standards, complications of kidney cancer.
raymond davis jr., 91, american chemist , winner of nobel prize in physics in 2002, alzheimer s disease.
lula mae hardaway, 76, american songwriter, mother of singer stevie wonder, natural causes.
miguel berrocal, 73, spanish sculptor , puzzle creator, prostate cancer.