The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2006. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

March 2006

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* Annette von Aretin, 85, German TV personality. * Joëlle Aubron, 46, French member of '' Action Directe'', lung cancer. *

Harry Browne Harry Edson Browne (June 17, 1933 – March 1, 2006) was an American writer, politician, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's Presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000. He authored 12 books that in total hav ...

, 72, American libertarian writer and presidential candidate for the

United States Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party (LP) is a Political parties in the United States, political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, ''laissez-faire'' capitalism, and Limited government, limiting the size and scope ...

, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. * Ronald Anthony Cross, 68, American science fiction writer. *

Mack Easley Mack Easley (October 14, 1916 – March 1, 2006) was an American politician and judge in New Mexico. Early life and education Easley was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He moved to Hobbs, New Mexico in 1947 after graduating from the University of ...

, 89, American politician and judge in New Mexico, former Democratic lieutenant governor of

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

(1963—1966). *

Alexander Fol Alexander Fol ( bg, Александър Фол) (born in Sofia, Bulgaria on July 3, 1933; died in Sofia on March 1, 2006) was a Bulgarian historian and Thracologist. In 1957, he studied history at the University of St. Kliment Ohridski in Sofia ...

, 72, Bulgarian historian of ancient Greece, former Minister of Education. * O. Milton Gossett, 80, American advertising executive, former CEO Saatchi & Saatchi Compton Worldwide. * Johnny Jackson, 54, American singer and musician, former drummer of

The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most o ...

, stabbing. * Josef Muskita, 81, Indonesian Olympic sail

*

Peter Osgood Peter Leslie Osgood (20 February 1947 – 1 March 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by Englan ...

, 59, English footballer, heart attack. *

Jenny Tamburi Jenny Tamburi (27 November 1952 – 1 March 2006), born as Luciana Tamburini, was an Italian actress and television hostess. Her first stage name was "Luciana della Robbia" and after her first film she changed it to "Jenny Tamburi". Born in Rom ...

, 53, Italian actress in 1970s B-movies and casting director of TV-series.

2

* Madeleine Cosman, 68, American scholar of medieval Europe. *

Leopold Gratz Leopold Gratz CGIH (4 November 1929, Vienna – 2 March 2006, Vienna) was an Austrian politician. Born in Vienna, Gratz was a law graduate from Vienna University and a member of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ). From 1963 to 1966 ...

, 75, Austrian politician, former Mayor of Vienna. *

Phyllis Huffman Phyllis Huffman (June 23, 1944 – March 2, 2006) was a casting director for film and television. She received numerous award nominations from the Casting Society of America (CSA) throughout her career, winning twice. Early life and career S ...

, 61, American casting director ('' Million Dollar Baby'', ''

Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American Revisionist Western film starring, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job, ...

'', ''

Mystic River The Mystic River is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 in Massachusetts, in the United States. In Massachusett, means "large estuary," alluding to t ...

''). *

Willie Kent Willie Kent (February 24, 1936 – March 2, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer, bassist and songwriter. Career Kent was born in Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi. Although he had played the bass guitar in Chicago's clubs since the ...

, 70, American blues bassist, cancer. * Rachel Mellon Walton, 107, American philanthropist. *

Jack Wild Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the film ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at ...

, 53, British actor ('' Oliver!'', '' H. R. Pufnstuf'', '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''), oral cancer.

3

Ivor Cutler Ivor Cutler (born Isadore Cutler, 15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions record ...

, 83, Scottish humorist, author, singer, and poet. * William Herskovic, 91, Hungarian escapee from Auschwitz during World War II, cancer. * Charlie Hodge, 71, American guitarist and backup singer for

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

and

Graceland Graceland is a mansion on a estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Graceland is located at 3764 Elv ...

resident, lung cancer. *

Floyd Gass Floyd Gass (January 31, 1927 – March 3, 2006) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Austin College from 1961 to 1968, having previously been offensive ...

, 79, American college football coach (

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

). * Paul Smith, 77, American actor. * Richard Vander Veen, 83, American politician, former Democratic United States Representative from Michigan (1973–1977), prostate cancer.

4

* Ivano Corghi, 83, Italian football goalkeeper and manager. * John Reynolds Gardiner, 61, American children's author, pancreatitis. * Roman Ogaza, 54, Polish football player. *

Edgar Valter Edgar Valter (21 September 1929, Tallinn – 4 March 2006, Tartu) was an Estonian graphic artist, caricaturist, writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through 55 years of activity (1950–2005). His most fa ...

, 76, Estonian children's book illustrator and cartoonist.

5

Milan Babić Milan Babić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Бабић; 25 February 1956 – 5 March 2006) was a Croatian Serb politician and war criminal who served as the first president of the Republic of Serbian Krajina, a self-proclaimed state largely populated by ...

, 50, Croatian politician, former leader of the

Republic of Serbian Krajina The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...

who pleaded guilty to war crimes, suicide. *

Richard Kuklinski Richard Leonard Kuklinski (; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006), also known as The Iceman, was an American criminal and convicted murderer. Kuklinski was engaged in criminal activities for most of his adult life; he ran a burglary ring and dist ...

, 70, American mafia hitman, natural causes. * John Joseph Paul, 89, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of La Crosse (1983–1994). *

John Sandusky John Thomas "Sandy" Sandusky, Jr. (December 28, 1925 – March 5, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played seven seasons as an offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1950s for the Cle ...

, 80, American former NFL player and assistant coach, complications from internal bleeding. * Bill Wolski, 61, American football player, melanoma.

6

Anne Braden Anne McCarty Braden (July 28, 1924 – March 6, 2006) was an American civil rights activist, journalist, and educator dedicated to the cause of racial equality. She and her husband bought a suburban house for an African American couple during J ...

, 81, American civil rights activist. * Gunnar Halvorsen, 60, Norwegian politician. *

King Floyd King Floyd (February 13, 1945 – March 6, 2006) was a New Orleans soul singer and songwriter, best known for his top 10 hit from 1970, "Groove Me". Early career King Floyd III was born in New Orleans in 1945. His musical career started as a s ...

, 61, American soul singer. * Mubdar Hatim al-Dulaimi, 55, Iraqi general, Major General in the Iraqi Army, shot by a sniper. *Ali Touré, 66, Malian Guitarist & musical pioneer, bone cancer. * Mortimo Planno, 85, Cuban

Rastafarian Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control ...

philosopher. *

Kirby Puckett Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 – March 6, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career as a center fielder for the Minnesota Twins (1984–1995). Puckett is the Twins' all-ti ...

, 45, American baseball player ( Minnesota Twins) and member of the

MLB Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-re ...

, stroke complications. * Dana Reeve, 44, American activist, widow of

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film '' Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey ...

, lung cancer. * Simon Ungers, 49, German-born New York-based architect and artist. * Ruth Weiss, 97, Austrian-Chinese journalist and member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

7

* Howard Jackson, 54, American martial artist, leukemia. *

John Junkin John Francis Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006) was an English actor and scriptwriter who had a long career in radio, television and film, specialising in comedy. Early life Born in Ealing, Middlesex, the son of a policeman, he and h ...

, 76, British actor ('' A Hard Day's Night''), lung cancer. * Ludwik Margules, 72, Mexican theatre director, cancer. * John Joseph McFall, 88, American politician, former Democratic United States Representative from California (1956–1978). *

Gordon Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particula ...

, 93, American photographer, film director ('' Shaft''), cancer. * Ali Farka Touré, 66, Malian musician, cancer.

8

* Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes, 82, New Zealand pioneering heart surgeon, complications during heart valve replacement. * Joseph Burchenal, 93, American oncologist, worked on leukemia treatments. * Teresa Ciepły, 69, Polish athlete, 1964 Olympic track champion. * Giordano Cottur, 91, Italian Giro d'Italia champion. * Ronald Faulds, 83, Australian Olympic div

*

George Sassoon George Thornycroft Sassoon (30 October 1936 – 8 March 2006) was a British scientist, electronic engineer, linguist, translator and author. Early life Sassoon was the only child of the poet Siegfried Sassoon and Hester Sassoon (née Gatty), and ...

, 69, British scientist, author and radio amateur, cancer.

9

Hanka Bielicka Anna Weronika Bielicka (9 November 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a Polish singer and actress who was known by the name Hanna and its affectionate diminutive Hanka. Life Hanka Bielicka was born in 1915 in Konovka near Poltava (then part of the Russ ...

, 90, Polish singer and actress. * Dennis Brookes, 90, English cricketer. *

Erik Elmsäter Fritz Erik Elmsäter (7 October 1919 – 9 March 2006) was the first Swedish athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race, and finished 19th in the 18 km cross-cou ...

, 86, Swedish athlete, first Swede to compete in both Summer and Winter Olympics. * Tom Fox (Quaker), 54, U.S. peacemaker taken hostage in Iraq US hostage in Iraq confirmed dead
''

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ...

'', March 11, 2006 * Péter Halász, 62, Hungarian theatre director, actor, and writer, liver cancer. * Doug Hamilton, 43, American general manager for the

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

soccer team, heart attack aboard aircraft. * Steve Henderson, 61-62, American role-playing game designer. *

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie Alexander Colin David Ingleby-Mackenzie OBE (15 September 1933 – 9 March 2006) was an English first-class cricketer: a left-handed batsman who played for Hampshire between 1951 and 1966, captaining the county from 1958 to 1965 as Hampshire's ...

, 72, English cricketer and insurance executive, brain tumour. * Anna Moffo, 73, American singer and operatic soprano, stroke following decade long battle with breast cancer. *

John Profumo John Dennis Profumo, CBE,( ; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo ...

, 91, British politician, complications following a stroke. *

Harry Seidler Harry Seidler (25 June 19239 March 2006) was an Austrian-born Australian architect who is considered to be one of the leading exponents of Modernism's methodology in Australia and the first architect to fully express the principles of the B ...

, 82, Austrian-born Australian architect, leading exponent of

Modernism Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...

's methodology. *

Laura Stoica Adriana-Laurenția "Laura" Stoica (10 October 1967 – 9 March 2006) was a Romanian pop rock singer, composer and actress. She is often considered the best female rock vocalist and one of the most important figures of the local Romanian music s ...

, 38, Romanian pop rock singer, traffic collision. *

John Wilde John Wilde (December 12, 1919 – March 9, 2006, pronounced "WILL-dee") was a painter, draughtsman and printmaker of fantastic imagery. Born near Milwaukee, Wilde lived most of his life in Wisconsin, save for service in the U.S. Army during Wor ...

, 86, American surrealist painter.

10

* Rick Huckabay, 60, American basketball coach. *

Alberto Migré Alberto Migré, pseudonym of "Felipe Alberto Milletari Miagro" (12 September 1931, Buenos Aires – 10 March 2006) was an Argentine TV screenwriter and producer, specialized on telenovelas. Family background Alberto was born in the barrio of ...

, 74, Argentine TV screenwriter and producer, heart attack. *

Ronald H. Nash Ronald H. Nash (May 27, 1936 – March 10, 2006) was a philosophy professor at Reformed Theological Seminary. Nash served as a professor for over 40 years, teaching and writing in the areas of worldview, apologetics, ethics, theology, and h ...

, 69, American philosopher. *

Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1 May 1922 – 10 March 2006) was a Polish footballer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of ...

, 83, Polish football player.

11

* Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, 81, British soldier and military historian. * Bernie Geoffrion, 75, Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

), stomach cancer. * Pauline Gregg, 96, British author, historian and biographer. * Slobodan Milošević, 64, Yugoslav and Serbian politician, former President of the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

standing trial for war crimes, heart attack. *

Jesús Rollán Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelon ...

, 37, Spanish former water polo goalkeeper, suicide. *

Lindsay Shonteff Lindsay Craig Shonteff (5 November 1935 – 11 March 2006) was a Canadian born film director, film producer and screenwriter who achieved fame for low-budget films produced in the United Kingdom. Biography Lindsay Shonteff was born in Toronto ...

, 70, British horror film director of the 1960s. * Charles M. Tanner, 85, American screenwriter, playwright and founder of Covenant Players, declining health following massive stroke.

12

Nick Barone Carmen "Nick" Barone (June 12, 1926 – March 12, 2006) was an American boxer, a ranked contender in the light heavyweight division and heavyweight divisions during the late 1940s and 1950s. He was known as the "Fighting Marine."''Beaufort G ...

, 79, American heavyweight and light heavyweight boxer. *

Joseph Bova Joseph Bova (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 2006) was an American actor. He worked in early television, having a children's show on WABC-TV in New York, and played Prince Dauntless in the Broadway musical ''Once Upon a Mattress'', starring Caro ...

, 81, American actor (''

Once Upon a Mattress ''Once Upon a Mattress'' is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway. The play was writte ...

''). * Jurij Brězan, 89, Sorbian-German writer. *

István Gyulai István Gyulai (21 March 1943 in Budapest – 11 March 2006 in Monte Carlo) was a former Hungarian television commentator and General Secretary of the IAAF and the AIPS. István Gyulai (21 March 1943 in Budapest – 11 March 2006 in Monte Carlo) ...

, 62, Hungarian journalist, General Secretary of the

International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body fo ...

. * Jonatan Johansson, 26, Swedish snowboarder, accident during training. * Adi Lev, 52, Israeli actress and voice actress, cancer. * Victor Sokolov, 59, Russian-American former dissident Soviet journalist and Orthodox priest, lung cancer.

13

* Robert C. Baker, 84, American agricultural scientist, developed chicken products and processes. *

Roy Clarke Royston Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930), usually known as Roy Clarke, is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms ''Last of the Summer Wine'', ''Keeping Up Appearances'', ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel series, ''Stil ...

, 80, Welsh footballer for Manchester City &

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. *

Jimmy Johnstone James Connolly Johnstone (30 September 1944 – 13 March 2006) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right. Known as "Jinky" for his elusive dribbling style, Johnstone played for Celtic for 13 years, and was part of the 'Lisbon ...

, 61, Scottish football player, voted Celtic's best ever, motor neurone disease. * Paul Pineau, 82, French cyclist. *

Maureen Stapleton Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, in addition to ...

, 80, American actress (''

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

'', ''

Plaza Suite ''Plaza Suite'' is a comedy play by Neil Simon. Plot The play is composed of three acts, each involving different characters but all set in Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. The first act, ''Visitor From Mamaroneck'', introduces the au ...

, Cocoon''),

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

winner ( 1982), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. *

Peter Tomarken Peter David Tomarken (December 7, 1942March 13, 2006) was an American television personality primarily known as the host of the game show ''Press Your Luck''. Early life Tomarken was born in Olean, New York, the middle son of Barnett and Pearl ...

, 63, American game show host (''

Press Your Luck ''Press Your Luck'' is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. It premiered on CBS daytime on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986. The format is a retooling of an earlier Carruthers productio ...

''), plane crash.

14

* Ephraim Anderson, 94, British microbiologist. *

Ann Calvello Ann Theresa Calvello (August 1, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby. Ann Calvello graduated from Presentation High School in San Francisco in June 1947. Calvello competed in rolle ...

, 76, American roller derby player, liver cancer. * Hamish Gray, Baron Gray of Contin, 78, Scottish politician and life peer, former British Conservative government minister. * Lennart Meri, 76, Estonian politician, writer, film director and statesman, former President of Estonia. * Art Michaluk, 82, American Hockey League hockey player and World War II veteran.

15

Ken Brewer Kenneth Wayne Brewer (November 28, 1941 – March 15, 2006) was an American poet and longtime scholar who resided in Utah, where he served as Poet Laureate. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he attended Butler University and Western New Mexico U ...

, 64, American Poet Laureate of Utah, pancreatic cancer. *

Humphrey Humphrey is both a masculine given name and a surname. An earlier form, not attested since Medieval times, was Hunfrid. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Medieval period :''Ordered chronologically'' *Hunfrid of P ...

, c. 17, British

Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office is the title of the official resident cat at 10 Downing Street, the residence and executive office of the prime minister of the United Kingdom in London. There has been a resident cat in the British governmen ...

, (1989–1997). *

George Mackey George Whitelaw Mackey (February 1, 1916 – March 15, 2006) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to quantum logic, representation theory, and noncommutative geometry. Career Mackey earned his bachelor of arts at Rice Unive ...

, 90, American mathematician, formerly Landon T. Clay Professor of mathematics, Harvard University. * Charles Newman, 67, American novelist (''

White Jazz ''White Jazz'' is a 1992 crime fiction novel by James Ellroy. It is the fourth in his L.A. Quartet, preceded by '' The Black Dahlia'', ''The Big Nowhere'', and '' L.A. Confidential''. James Ellroy dedicated ''White Jazz'' "TO ''Helen Knode''." ...

'', ''The Promisekeeper: A Tephramancy'') and editor (''

TriQuarterly ''TriQuarterly'' is a name shared by an American literary magazine and a series of books, both operating under the aegis of Northwestern University Press. The journal is published twice a year and features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, liter ...

''). *

Georgios Rallis Georgios Ioannou Rallis ( el, Γεώργιος Ιωάννου Ράλλης; 26 December 1918 – 15 March 2006), anglicised to George Rallis, was a Greek conservative politician and the 2nd Prime Minister of Greece from 1980 to 198 Ancestors in ...

, 87, Greek conservative politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1980–1981), heart failure. * Mark Southern, 45, British professor of linguistics, Middlebury College. *

Red Storey Roy Alvin "Red" Storey, (March 5, 1918 – March 15, 2006) was a Canadian athlete, referee and broadcaster. He played football, lacrosse and ice hockey. While active as an athlete, he turned to officiating in all three sports and continued as ...

, 88, former Canadian Football League player and NHL referee.

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Jonathan Delisle Joseph Jonathan Delisle (June 30, 1977 – March 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Early life Delisle was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey ...

, 28, American Hockey League and National Hockey League hockey player, automobile accident. * David Feintuch, 61, American science fiction author, following cardiac trouble. *

Paul Flaherty Paul Andrew Flaherty (March 14, 1964 – March 16, 2006) was an American computer scientist. He was a renowned specialist in Internet protocols and the inventor of the AltaVista search engine. Biography Flaherty was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

, 42, American computer scientist, web indexing pioneer, heart attack. * James "Speedy" Hill, 95, British Army officer, commander of the

3rd Parachute Brigade The 3rd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The brigade was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division, but remained in Britain when that division was sent overseas, and becam ...

1943–1945, natural causes. * K. Leroy Irvis, 86, American politician, Speaker of Pennsylvania House of Representatives (first African-American Speaker in any U.S. state government), cancer. *

Moira Redmond Moira Redmond (14 July 1928 – 16 March 2006) was an English actress. Biography She was born in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Her parents were actors and director managers, although she was also cared for by other relatives. Her grandfath ...

, 77, English actress, heart attack. * Jade Snow Wong, 84, Chinese author and ceramicist, natural causes.

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* Yuan Baojing, 40, Chinese multi-millionaire, executed by lethal injection for ordering a contract killing. *

Oleg Cassini Oleg Cassini (11 April 1913 – 17 March 2006) was a fashion designer born to an aristocratic Russian family with maternal Italian ancestry. He came to the United States as a young man after starting as a designer in Rome, and quickly got ...

, 92, American fashion designer. *

Narvin Kimball Narvin Kimball (March 2, 1909 - March 17, 2006) was a jazz musician who played banjo and string bass and was also known for his fine singing voice. The left-handed virtuoso banjo player was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of well-regarde ...

, 97, American banjo player, founding member of the

Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is a New Orleans jazz band founded in New Orleans by tuba player Allan Jaffe in the early 1960s. The band derives its name from Preservation Hall in the French Quarter. In 2005, the Hall's doors were closed for a p ...

and the Gentlemen of Jazz. *

Ray Meyer Raymond Joseph Meyer (December 18, 1913 – March 17, 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record. Meye ...

, 92, American men's collegiate basketball coach, former DePaul basketball coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, natural causes. * G. William Miller, 81, United States Secretary of Treasury from 1979 - 1981 under

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...

, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

18

Michael Attwell Michael John Attwell (16 January 1943 – 18 March 2006) was an English film and television actor. He is possibly best known for his role as Kenny Beale in the television soap opera ''EastEnders''. After training at RADA (studying Stage Manage ...

, 63, British actor. *

Bill Beutel William Charles Beutel (December 12, 1930 – March 18, 2006) was an American television reporter, journalist, and anchor. He was best known for working over four decades with the American Broadcasting Company, spending much of that time anchoring ...

, 75, American television reporter, journalist and

WABC-TV WABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios in the Lincoln Square neig ...

anchorman, Alzheimer's disease. *

Betty Jane Cornett Betty Jane Cornett (November 24, 1932 – March 18, 2006) was an infielder and pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 5", 125 lb., she batted and threw right handed. Born in Pittsburgh, Penns ...

, 73, American baseball player ( AAGPBL) *

Nelson Dantas Nélson Dantas (November 17, 1927 – March 18, 2006) was a Brazilian actor in film and television. He began in 1949, but his peak period began in 1962. In 1981 he won an award at the Festival de Gramado.Tania Carvalho - 2009 Tônia Carrero: mov ...

, 78, Brazilian actor, lung cancer. *

Anatoliy Puzach Anatoliy Kyrylovych (or Anatoli Kirillovich) Puzach ( uk, Анатолій Кирилович Пузач, russian: Анатолий Кириллович Пузач; 3 June 1941 – 19 March 2006) was a Ukrainian football player and coach. Earl ...

, 65, former Soviet

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

footballer and title-winning coach of

Dynamo Kiev Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...

. * Sir Wallace Rae, 92, Australian Queensland politician.

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Mohammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

, 78, Pakistani actor, cardiac arrest. *

Golap Borbora Golap Borbora ( as, গোলাপ বৰবৰা; 29 August 1926 – 19 March 2006) was a chief minister of Indian state of Assam from 1978 to 1979. He was the first non congress chief minister of Assam. Borbora was a member of Rajya Sabha be ...

, 80, Indian politician,

Chief Minister of Assam The chief minister of Assam, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Assam. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following ...

. * Anselmo Colzani, 87, Italian operatic baritone. * Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, 67, American molecular and cell biologist, science journal editor, Burkitt's lymphoma. * Leon Daniel, 74, American correspondent and editor for

United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20t ...

. * Channing Pollock, 79, American magician, complications of cancer. * Richard Root, 68, American epidemiologist, crocodile attack. * John Wyatt, 81, British writer and ranger.

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* Bernard Gosselin, 71, Canadian film director. *

Gene Scott William Eugene Scott (August 14, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was an American minister and teacher who served for almost 50 years as a pastor and broadcaster in Los Angeles, California. He pastored the Faith Center and Wescott Christian Center ...

, 68, American tennis player and publisher of '' Tennis Week''. * Chris Tame, 56, British political activist, bone cancer.Chris Tame
Marc Glendening, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', 5 April 2006 * P. R. Wallace, 90, Canadian theoretical physicist.

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Desmond Ackner, Baron Ackner Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish a ...

, 85, British jurist, Lord of Appeal. *

Bob Delegall Robert W. "Bob" Delegall (July 24, 1945 – March 21, 2006) was an American actor, television director and producer. He has guest starred in number of notable television series namely ''Adam-12'', ''Good Times'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ...

, 60, American actor and director, prostate cancer. *

Margaret Ewing Margaret Anne Ewing (''née'' McAdam, formerly Bain; 1 September 1945 – 21 March 2006) was a Scottish teacher, journalist and politician. She served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 1974 t ...

, 60, Scottish nationalist politician, breast cancer. *

James O. Freedman James Oliver Freedman (September 21, 1935 – March 21, 2006) was an American educator and academic administrator. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, he served as Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1979 to 1 ...

, 70, American educator and academic administrator, former president of

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and the

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, non-Hodgkin lymphoma. * Bernard Lacoste, 74, French clothing magnate of

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, unspecified illness. * Leslie MacMitchell, 85, American runner,

James E. Sullivan Award The AAU James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is awarded annually in April to "the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States". Representatives from the AAU created the AAU Sullivan Award with the int ...

winner. * Richard Usborne, 95, British author and journalist.

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Ria Beckers A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Definitions Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they ca ...

, 67, Dutch politician, former political leader of the Dutch political parties Politieke Partij Radicalen and

GroenLinks GroenLinks (, ) is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and t ...

. *

James Chikerema James Robert Dambaza Chikerema (2 April 1925 – 22 March 2006) served as the President of the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe.Nyangoni, Wellington Winter. ''Africa in the United Nations System.'' Page 141. He changed his views on militant s ...

, 80, Zimbabwean nationalist, co-founder of

ZAPU The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) is a Zimbabwean political party. It is a militant organization and political party that campaigned for majority rule in Rhodesia, from its founding in 1961 until 1980. In 1987, it merged with the Zimb ...

and government co-minister in the internal settlement government of Rhodesia. *

Pierre Clostermann Pierre Henri Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a World War II French fighter pilot. During the conflict he achieved 33 air-to-air combat victories, earning the accolade "France's First Fighter" from General Charles de ...

, 85, French World War II flying ace. *

Eugene Landy Eugene Ellsworth Landy (November 26, 1934 – March 22, 2006) was an American psychologist known for his unconventional 24-hour therapy and treatment of celebrity clients. His most notable patient was the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, with who ...

, 71, American psychologist, famous for treating Brian Wilson, lung cancer. * Britt Lomond, 80, American actor (''

Zorro Zorro ( Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante w ...

''), fencer, and World War II veteran. * Gergely András Molnár, 108, Hungarian World War I veteran, one of the last Hungarian World War I veterans. * Brian Parkyn, 82, British Labour MP for

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

(1966–1970). * Stig Wennerström, 99, Swedish Air Force Colonel convicted of spying for the USSR. * Sir Henry Yellowlees, 86, British Chief Medical Officer (1973–1984).

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Adwaita Adwaita (meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) (c. 1750 – 22 March 2006), also spelled Addwaita, was a male Aldabra giant tortoise that lived in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India. At the time of his death in 2006, Adwaita was b ...

, 255 (approximate age), tortoise claimant for world's oldest animal, reputedly a former pet of General Clive, liver failure. * David B. Bleak, 74, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient in the Korean War. *

Sarah Caldwell Sarah Caldwell (March 6, 1924March 23, 2006) was an American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director. Early life Caldwell was born in Maryville, Missouri, and grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was a child prodigy and gave publ ...

, 82, American opera conductor, impresario, and stage director, longtime conductor of the

Opera Company of Boston The Opera Company of Boston was an American opera company located in Boston, Massachusetts, that was active from the late 1950s through the 1980s. The company was founded by American conductor Sarah Caldwell in 1958 under the name Boston Opera Gr ...

. *

Desmond Doss Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II. He was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions on Guam and in the Phi ...

, 87, United States Army corporal, Medal of Honor recipient and conscientious objector. * Gerry "Tex" Ehman, 73, Canadian-born retired NHL player and executive, lung cancer. * Harold P. Eubank, 81, American physicist. *

Eloy de la Iglesia Eloy de la Iglesia (1 January 1944 – 23 March 2006) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. De la Iglesia was an outspoken gay socialist filmmaker who is relatively unknown outside Spain despite a prolific and successful career in his ...

, 62, Spanish film director. *

Pío Leyva Pío Leiva (May 5, 1917 – March 22, 2006) was a Cuban singer and the author of the guaracha ''El Mentiroso'' ("The Liar"). Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club, and composed some of Cuba’s best known standards. Biography Leyva was bor ...

, 88, Cuban musician (

Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the gr ...

), heart attack. * Peter Shand Kydd, 80, English wallpaper heir and stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales. *

Cindy Walker Cindy Walker (July 20, 1918 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songw ...

, 87, American country-western songwriter, ( Dream Baby) for Roy Orbison et al.

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* Jörg Bastuck, 36, German rally car co-driver, accident during the 2006

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. * John Glenn Beall, Jr., 78, American politician, former Republican Senator from

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

(1971–1977) and United States Representative (1969–1971). *

Jaroslava Moserová MUDr. Jaroslava Moserová, DrSc. (born 17 January 1930, Prague, died 24 March 2006, Prague) was a Czech senator, ambassador, presidential candidate, doctor, and translator. Biography Moserová was born into a Czech-Jewish family in Prague. She ...

, 76, Czech senator, ambassador, presidential candidate, doctor, and translator. *

Lynne Perrie Lynne Perrie (born Jean Dudley; 7 April 1931 – 24 March 2006) was an English actress, singer and television personality, best known as Mrs Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film '' Kes'', Mrs Petty in the television series '' Queenie's Castle'', and ...

, 74, English actress ('' Coronation Street'', '' Queenie's Castle'', '' Kes''), stroke. *

Norman Pounds Norman John Greville Pounds (23 February 1912 – 24 March 2006) was an English geographer and historian. He wrote over 30 books, primarily on the history and geography of Europe from several different time periods. Early life and career P ...

, 94, English geographer and historian * Carl J. Seiberlich, 84, American naval aviator.

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Bob Carlos Clarke Robert Carlos Clarke (24 June 1950 – 25 March 2006) was a British-Irish photographer who made erotic images of women as well as documentary, portrait and commercial photography. Carlos Clarke produced six books during his career: ''The ...

, 55, Irish photographer, suicide. * Gary du Plessis, 31, Zimbabwean cricketer ( Mashonaland, Mashonaland A). *

Rocío Dúrcal María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz (4 October 1944 – 25 March 2006), better known professionally as Rocío Dúrcal (), was a Spanish singer and actress. Widely successful in Mexico, she earned the sobriquet of ''Reina de las Rancheras'' ...

, 61, Spanish singer and actress, uterine cancer. * Richard Fleischer, 89, American film director (''

Tora! Tora! Tora! ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' ( ja, トラ・トラ・トラ！) is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji ...

'', ''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...

'', ''

Soylent Green ''Soylent Green'' is a 1973 American ecological dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer, and starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Edward G. Robinson in his final film role. It is loosely based on the 1966 science fict ...

''). *

Danilo Lazović Danilo Lazović ( sr-cyr, Данило Лазовић; 25 November 1951 – 25 March 2006) was a Serbian actor. He is best remembered by his role of Šćepan Šćekić in the Yugoslav TV series '' Srećni ljudi''. Political views During the Yugos ...

, 56, Serbian actor, heart attack. *

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on ...

, 76, American country music star (''

Hee Haw ''Hee Haw'' is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with the fictional rural "Kornfield Kounty" as the backdrop. It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1 ...

''), heart attack. * Alfredo Silipigni, 74, American longtime conductor of the

New Jersey State Opera The New Jersey State Opera is an opera company based in Newark, New Jersey. It was established in 1964 as the Opera Theater of Westfield, and shortly after opening Alfredo Silipigni was hired as Artistic Director. The name was changed to the Opera ...

, complications of pneumonia.

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* Angelo d'Arrigo, 44, Italian aviator, air crash. * Anil Biswas, 61, Indian politician, cerebral hemorrhage. *

David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton, JP, DL (21 March 1937 – 26 March 2006) was a British peer and politician. Background David Cunliffe-Lister was the son of the Hon John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister and his wife Anne Irv ...

, 69, British peer, politician & magistrate. *

Paul Dana Paul Dana (; April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American racing driver in the IndyCar Series. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dana graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before becoming a race ...

, 30, American

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driver, multiple trauma injuries sustained in accident. * Manar Maged, 2, Egyptian girl born with two heads, brain infection. *

Nikki Sudden Adrian Nicholas Godfrey (19 July 195626 March 2006), known professionally as Nikki Sudden, was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother, Epic Soundtracks, while attending So ...

, 49, British musician, punk-blues icon, and co-founder of

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Al Alquist Alfred E. Alquist (August 2, 1908 – March 27, 2006) was a California politician. Biography Born in 1908 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of a Swedish immigrant who worked for the railroads, Alquist was barely a teenager when he started carrying ...

, 97, American politician, former California state senator. * Wayne Boden, 58, Canadian serial killer and rapist, of natural causes after a lengthy illness. *

Dan Curtis Dan Curtis (born Daniel Mayer Cherkoss; August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director, writer, and producer of television and film, known among fans of horror films for his afternoon TV series ''Dark Shadows'' (1966–1971) and ...

, 77, American television producer (''

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinspo ...

'', ''

The Winds of War ''The Winds of War'' is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II (the first being ''The Caine Mutiny''). Published in 1971, ''The Winds of War'' was followed up seven years later by ''War and Remembrance''; originally conceived as one volume, ...

''). *

Ian Hamilton Finlay Ian Hamilton Finlay, CBE (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener. Life Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to James Hamilton Finlay and his wife, Annie Pettigrew, both of Scots descent. He was e ...

, 80, Scottish artist. * Ken Kaess, 51, American advertising executive, CEO of

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, cancer. *

Stanisław Lem Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical ...

, 84, Polish science fiction writer, heart failure. *

Ruari McLean John David Ruari McLean CBE, DSC (10 June 1917 – 27 March 2006) was a leading British typographic designer. Early life and apprenticeship Ruari McLean was born in Scotland on 10 June 1917, in Newton Stewart, Galloway. He was educated at th ...

, 88, British typographer. *

Lyn Nofziger Franklyn Curran "Lyn" Nofziger (June 8, 1924 – March 27, 2006) was an American journalist, conservative Republican political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California, ...

, 81, American journalist, conservative Republican political consultant and press secretary for Ronald Reagan. *

Ron Schipper Ronald Maurice "Skip" Schipper (August 7, 1928 – March 27, 2006) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. Career Schipper coached high school football for Northville High School in Northville, Michigan from 1952 ...

, 77, American football coach and college athletics administrator, College Football Hall of Fame Coach. *

Bernard Siegan Bernard H. Siegan (July 28, 1924 – March 27, 2006) was a longtime law professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, libertarian legal theorist and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir ...

, 81, American law professor. *

Rudolf Vrba Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba (born Walter Rosenberg; 11 September 1924 – 27 March 2006) was a Slovak-Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. He escaped from the c ...

, 82, Canadian pharmacologist, Auschwitz escapee and contributor to the Auschwitz Protocol, cancer. * Peter Wells, 58, Australian guitarist from rock outfit

Rose Tattoo Rose Tattoo are an Australian rock and roll band, now led by Angry Anderson, which formed in Sydney in 1976. Their sound is hard rock mixed with blues rock influences, with songs including "Bad Boy for Love", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw", "Nice Bo ...

, prostate cancer. * Neil Williams, 43, English international Test cricketer.

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Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo (8 October 1966 – 28 March 2006) was a Brazilian professional racing cyclist. He rode the 1994 Tour de France. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1986 : 1st ...

, 39, Brazilian cyclist. * Jerry Brudos, 67, American serial killer and necrophiliac, natural causes. * Carlos Cat, 75, Uruguayan Minister of Labour (1990–1991) and of Transport (2000–2002). *

Pro Hart Kevin Charles "Pro" Hart, MBE (30 May 192828 March 2006), was an Australian artist, born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, who was considered the father of the Australian Outback painting movement and his works are widely admired for capturi ...

, 77, Australian outback painter, motor neurone disease. *

Bansi Lal Bansi Lal Legha (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana, former Defence Minister of India, and the architect of modern Haryana. Bansi Lal was part of the ...

, 78, Indian Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during

Indian Emergency (1975–77) The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had a state of emergency declared across the country. Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution be ...

. *

Charles Schepens Charles Louis Schepens (March 13, 1912 – March 28, 2006) was an influential Belgian (later American) ophthalmologist, regarded by many in the profession as "the father of modern retinal surgery",American Academy of Ophthalmology2003 Laureate A ...

, 94, American ophthalmologist known as "the father of retinal surgery" and a Nazi resistance movement leader. *

Caspar Weinberger Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American statesman and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including chairman of the Californ ...

, 88, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1981-1987 under

Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1973-1975 under

Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

and

Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

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Don Alias Charles "Don" Alias (December 25, 1939 in New York City – March 28, 2006 in New York City) was an American jazz percussionist. Alias was best known for playing congas and other hand drums. He was, however, a capable drum kit performer: for ...

, 66, American jazz percussionist. * Eric Budd, 84, English administrator, the General Secretary (1987–2000) and Vice-Chairman of

The Cricket Society The Cricket Society is a charitable organisation founded in 1945 as the Society of Cricket Statisticians at Great Scotland Yard, London. It has grown steadily to be the largest body of its kind in the cricket world. The Cricket Society now has mor ...

(2000–2001). *

Salvador Elizondo Salvador Elizondo Alcalde (Mexico City, December 19, 1932 - March 29, 2006) was a Mexican writer of the 60s Generation of Mexican literature. Regarded as one of the creators of the most influential cult noirè, experimental, intelligent style ...

, 73, Mexican writer and member of the '' Academia Mexicana de la Lengua'', of cancer. *

Henry Farrell Henry Farrell (September 27, 1920 – March 29, 2006) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known as the author of the renowned gothic horror story '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'', which was made into a film starring Bette ...

, 85, American author and screenwriter ('' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'', '' Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte''). * Penny Jay, 80, American country singer/songwriter (" Don't Let Me Cross Over", "Just Over the Line"), longtime companion of William Little guitarist (Even Keel) of California, USA. *

Gretchen Rau Gretchen Rau (July 6, 1939 – March 29, 2006) was a professional property master, set decorator, and art director in the American film industry. Her more notable projects include the films ''Crocodile Dundee'', '' A River Runs Through It'', '' ...

, 66, American set decorator (''

Memoirs of a Geisha ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and ...

'', ''

The Last Samurai ''The Last Samurai'' is a 2003 epic period action drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz from a story devised by Logan. The film stars Ken Watanabe in the ...

'', ''

Crocodile Dundee ''Crocodile Dundee'' (stylized as ''"Crocodile" Dundee'' in the U.S.) is a 1986 action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee, and American actress Linda Kozlowski as ...

''),

winner ( 2006), brain tumor. * Bob Veith, 81, American racecar driver, former

Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...

racing driver.

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Red Hickey Howard Wayne "Red" Hickey (February 14, 1917 – March 30, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1941 and the Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams ...

, 89, American football player and coach, NFL coach of the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

, inventor of

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, natural causes. * Philip Hyde, 84, American wildlife photographer. *

Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi (9 August 1933 – 30 March 2006) was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera, '' Hum Log'' (1984) and his early hits ''Buniyaad'' (1987), '' Kakaji ...

, 73, Indian Hindi novelist and soap opera writer. * Harry Krantz, 86, Australian trade union official. *

John McGahern John McGahern (12 November 1934 – 30 March 2006) was an Irish writer and novelist. He is regarded as one of the most important writers of the latter half of the twentieth century. Known for the detailed dissection of Irish life found in w ...

, 71, Irish novelist and playwright, cancer. *

Gloria Monty Gloria Monty (August 12, 1921 – March 30, 2006) was an American television producer working primarily in the field of daytime drama. Education Born Gloria Montemuro in Allenhurst, New Jersey and raised in the West Allenhurst neighborhood of O ...

, 84, American television producer, executive producer of the soap opera '' General Hospital'', cancer. * Pauli Tavisalo, 78, Finnish Olympic sprinter.

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* George L. Brown, 79, American politician, former

Lieutenant Governor of Colorado The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Government of Colorado, United States, below the governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor of Colorado, who acts as governor of Colorad ...

, first black lieutenant governor in the US. * Olive McKean, 90, American swimmer, swimming coach and Olympic medalist. *

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

, 73, American jazz saxophonist. *

Gerhard Potma Gerhard Potma (29 August 1967, in Sneek – 31 March 2006, in Sneek) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as crew in the Dutch Flying Dutchman with his brother, Willem P ...

, 38, Dutch sailor and Olympian. * Candice Rialson, 54, American actress, liver disease.

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