2006
Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)
Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)
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2006
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (born 1919)
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (born 1919)
2006
Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (born 1941)
Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (born 1941)
2006
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (born 1949)
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (born 1949)
2006
Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
2006
Craig Heyward, American football player (born 1966)
Craig Heyward, American football player (born 1966)
2006
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (born 1923)
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman and art collector (born 1923)
2006
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1
2006
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (born 1915)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (born 1915)
2006
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (born 1912)
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (born 1912)
2006
Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1977)
Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1977)
2006
Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
2006
Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
Melvin Schwartz, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
2006
Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent member of parliament (born 1948)
Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent member of parliament (born 1948)
2006
John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (born 1908)
John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to India (born 1908)
2006
Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1918)
Hussein Maziq, Libyan politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1918)