Deaths in May 2006
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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2006.
Deaths in 2006
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2006. Names are listed under the date of death and not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name....
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Deaths in December 2005
Deaths in 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2005.31*Enrico Di Giuseppe, 73, American operatic tenor, cancer....
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Deaths in January 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2006.- 31 :...
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Deaths in February 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2006.-28:*James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn, 69, NASCAR driver...
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Deaths in March 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in March 2006.-31:*George L...
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Deaths in April 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in April 2006.-30:* Jay Bernstein, 69, American Hollywood publicist....
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Deaths in June 2006
Deaths in 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2006.-30:*Dieter Froese, 68, East Prussian-born artist....
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Deaths in 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2006.- 31 :...
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Deaths in August 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2006.-31:...
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Deaths in September 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2006. See Deaths in 2006 for other months.-30:...
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Deaths in October 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2006. See Deaths in 2006 for other months.-31:...
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Deaths in November 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in November 2006.-30:...
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Deaths in December 2006
Deaths in 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2006.-31:...
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Deaths in January 2007
Deaths in 2007 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- →The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2007.-31:...
The following is a list of notable deaths in May 2006.
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- Carlos Alberto Dias Barreira, 63, Brazilian civilist lawyer and politician, heart attack.
- Ali Jaafar Ali, 39, IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i sports anchorman, shot dead by unknown gunmen in BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. http://english.people.com.cn/200605/31/eng20060531_270087.html - Ryan Bennett, 35, former UFC announcer and founder of MMAweekly, died in a car crash. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=2679
- Ronald CranfordRonald CranfordRonald Eugene Cranford was a neurologist and expert on comas and unconsciousness. He is best known for his work with families on public cases involving persons in a persistent vegetative state. He and three other doctors were responsible for introducing the "do not resuscitate" order...
, 65, neurologist and bioethicist who developed coma standards, complications of kidney cancerKidney cancerKidney cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells in the kidney.The two most common types of kidney cancer are renal cell carcinoma and urothelial cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/03/science/03cranford.html?ex=1306987200&en=facd8a5bceeeda57&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss - Raymond Davis Jr.Raymond Davis Jr.Raymond Davis, Jr. was an American chemist, physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate.-Early life and education:...
, 91, American chemist and a winner of the Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
in 2002, Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/raydavis/ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/nyregion/02davis.html - Bobby Dykes, 77, veteran of 146 boxing matches who fought Kid GavilanKid GavilanGerardo González , better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former world welterweight champion from Cuba...
for the welterweightWelterweightWelterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
championship, Lou Gehrig's disease. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2466486 - Lula Mae HardawayLula Mae HardawayLula Mae Hardaway was the mother of blind soul musician Stevie Wonder...
, 76, mother of singer Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, natural causes. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/arts/music/09hardaway.html - Flora Gill Jacobs, 87, American founder of the Dolls' House and Toy Museum in Washington D.C, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/us/12jacobs.html - Ken McIntyre, 63, college basketball player for St. John'sSt. John's University (New York City)St. John's University is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university located in New York City, United States. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1870, the school was originally located in the borough of Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant...
, MVPMost Valuable PlayerIn sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
of the 1965 National Invitation TournamentNational Invitation TournamentThe National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...
, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/sports/ncaabasketball/09mcintyre.html http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9484990 - Matteo Spinola, 76, Italian actor and press-agent cinema and television actress (Sophia LorenSophia LorenSophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
, Serena GrandiSerena GrandiSerena Grandi is an Italian actress, famous as an icon and sex symbol in Italian cinema of 1980s and 1990s. Known for her junoesque body and voluptuous measurements, she was considered one of the main pin-up girls of Italy....
) from 1960s1960sThe 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
with Enrico Lucherini, cancer http://www.ilgiornale.it/a.pic1?ID=93866 - Miguel BerrocalMiguel BerrocalMiguel Ortíz y Berrocal was an artist known for his puzzle sculptures. He was born in Villanueva de Algaidas, Málaga, Spain, and married Maria Cristina de Bragança . He received formal training in mathematics, architecture, chemistry, and art...
, 73, Spanish sculptor and puzzle creator; prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
. http://actualidad.terra.es/cultura/articulo/muere_miguel_ortiz_berrocal_909413.htm
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- Slim AaronsSlim AaronsSlim Aarons, born George Allen Aarons , was an American photographer noted for photographing socialites, jet-setters and celebrities.-Photography career:...
, 89, American photographer, stroke. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/arts/01aarons.html http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1149123555169120.xml&storylist=simetro - Hladnik Boštjan, 77, SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n film director. http://www.rtvslo.si/modload.php?&c_mod=rnews - Shohei ImamuraShohei Imamurawas a Japanese film director. Imamura was the first Japanese director to win two Palme d'Or awards.His eldest son Daisuke Tengan is also a script writer and film director, and worked on the screenplays to Imamura's filmsThe Eel , Dr...
, 79, Japanese film director (Black RainBlack Rain (Japanese film)is a 1989 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura and based on the novel of the same name by Ibuse Masuji. The events are centered on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.-Plot:...
), two-time winner of the Palme d'OrPalme d'OrThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
, liver cancerHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection or cirrhosis .Compared to other cancers, HCC is quite a rare tumor in the United States...
. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5029780.stm http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/movies/31imamura.html - Bill KovacsBill KovacsBill Kovacs was a pioneer of commercial computer animation technology.-Early career:Kovacs received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971. He worked for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill while getting a Masters of Environmental Design from Yale University...
, 56, computer animation pioneer and Academy Award winner, complications of a stroke. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14724702.htm - David LloydDavid Lloyd (botanist)David Lloyd was an evolutionary biologist and the seventh New Zealander to be elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in London. He did pioneering work in the field of plant reproduction....
, 68, New Zealand botanist, complications from mystery illness, possibly poison. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10384337 - Taylor Major, LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n politician and former Chairman of the Liberian Public Utilities Authority. http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/3195/Taylor_Major_Dies_.html - Hugh B. Patterson Jr., 91, publisher of the Arkansas GazetteArkansas GazetteThe Arkansas Gazette, known as the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River, and located from 1908 until its October 18, 1991 closing at the now historic Gazette Building, was for many years the newspaper of record for Little Rock and the State of Arkansas...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/us/31patterson.html - Robert SterlingRobert SterlingRobert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart was an American film and television actor.-Early life:...
, 88, star of 1950s television show TopperTopper (TV series)Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.-Synopsis:...
, natural causes. http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/05/31/ap2782388.html
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- Neville AmadioNeville AmadioNeville Francis Amadio AM MBE was an Australian flautist who played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and its predecessors for over 50 years. The conductor Sir Charles Mackerras once said that Amadio was "without doubt, the greatest flautist the world produced in the 20th century".-Early life...
, 93, flautistFlautistA flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and soloist for Sydney Symphony for 50 years. Series of small heart attacks.http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1649606.htm - Peter BorsariPeter BorsariPeter C. Borsari was an American-Swiss photographer.His endearing charm and impeccable reputation permitted him exclusive access and unparalleled cooperation from his subjects....
, 67, celebrity photographer, complications from elective knee surgery. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14700162.htm - Dave Brady, 63, British folk singer ("Swan ArcadeSwan ArcadeSwan Arcade were a British folk music vocal group formed in 1970. "A leading light of the British folk revival" they sang a wide variety of songs, including blues, pop and rock and roll, as well as traditional folk music, mostly performed a cappella. Swan Arcade also performed with The Watersons...
"), chest infection. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/63231.html - James BrolanJames BrolanJames Brolan was a British freelance television sound technician, who was killed with cameraman Paul Douglas in an explosion in Iraq on 29 May 2006 while working for CBS...
, 42, CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
News sound technician, injuries sustained in car bombing in IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060529/ap_on_re_mi_ea/journalists_killed_15 - Paul DouglasPaul Douglas (cameraman)Paul Douglas was a British CBS News cameraman, who, along with soundman James Brolan, was killed in an explosion in Iraq on 29 May 2006. CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was critically injured in the attack...
, 48, veteran CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
News cameraman, injuries sustained in car bombing in IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060529/ap_on_re_mi_ea/journalists_killed_15 - Steve MizerakSteve MizerakSteve Mizerak , nicknamed "the Miz", was a world champion pool player dominant during the 1970s and early 1980s in the game of 14.1 continuous....
, 61, champion billiardsBilliardsCue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
player http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2006-05-30-mizerak-obit_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA - Omeljan PritsakOmeljan PritsakOmeljan Pritsak was the first Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the founder and first director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.-Career:Pritsak began his academic career at the University of Lvov in interwar Poland where he...
, 87, Harvard professor, scholar and authority on UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2006/240611.shtml - Johnny Servoz-GavinJohnny Servoz-GavinGeorges-Francis "Johnny" Servoz-Gavin was a motor racing driver in both sportscars and single seaters....
, 64, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
racing driver.http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns16905.html - Spencer Witty, 92, American clothier, one of the four Witty Brothers. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/05/business/05witty.html
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- Edward AldwellEdward AldwellEdward Aldwell was an American pianist, music theorist and pedagogue....
, 68, music theoristMusic theoryMusic theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
and pianist specializing in BachBạchBạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
, automotive accident. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/magazine/daily/14702524.htm - James ArchibaldJames ArchibaldJames Putnam Archibald ,The son of a lawyer, Archibald attended Bowdoin College and law school at Boston University before returning to Houlton in 1937. He worked in his father's firm and in 1941 was elected Aroostook County attorney...
, 94, MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
judge for 50 years including service on the Maine Judicial Supreme Court between 1971 and his retirement in 1981. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/05/31/grand_old_man_of_maine_judiciary_dies_in_fla/ - Fermín ChávezFermín ChávezFermín Chávez was an Argentine historian, poet and journalist, born in El Pueblito, a small town near Nogoyá, province of Entre Ríos...
, 82, ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, complications from renalKidneyThe kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...
failure. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/nota.asp?nota_id=809790, http://www.lavoz.com.ar/2006/0528/UM/nota415925_1.asp, http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/05/28/um/m-01204061.htm, http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-67521-2006-05-28.html - James Conway Sr., 78, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Mister SofteeMister SofteeMister Softee is a United States-based ice cream truck franchisor popular in the Northeast. It was founded by William and James Conway in 1956 in Philadelphia. It is one of the largest franchisors of soft ice cream in the United States. It has about 350 franchisees operating 600 trucks in 15...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/nyregion/31conway.html - Sue FearSue FearSusan Erica Fear was an Australian mountain climber, passionate supporter of the Fred Hollows Foundation and a 2005 recipient of the Order of Australia medal in the Queen's birthday honours...
, 43, Australian mountaineerMountaineer-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
, climbing accident. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/top-climber-in-crevasse-plunge/2006/05/29/1148754915886.html - Umberto MasettiUmberto MasettiUmberto Masetti was an Italian two-time World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1950, he became the first Italian to win the 500cc World Championship.-Career:...
, 80, motorcycle racer, the first ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
World Champion class 500cc in 1950 and 1952, pulmonary strokes http://www.ilgiornale.it/a.pic1?ID=93117 - Masumi OkadaMasumi Okadawas a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the "Mermaid...
, 70, Japanese actor, played Brother Michael in ShogunShogun (TV miniseries)Shōgun is an American television miniseries based on the namesake novel by James Clavell. As with the novel, the title is often shown as Shōgun in order to conform to Hepburn romanization. The miniseries was broadcast over five nights, between September 15 and September 19, 1980 on NBC in the...
, throat cancerEsophageal cancerEsophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
. http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/news/20060530p2a00m0et005000c.html - Tony SardiscoTony SardiscoAnthony Guy "Tony" Sardisco was an American football guard/linebacker. He played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins in 1956. Sardisco then served in the U.S. Air Force for two years, although he continued to play football, making All-Air Force in...
, 73, American footballer, former captain of the Boston Patriots, heart attack. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14694833.htm - Doris SaundersDoris SaundersDoris Jean Saunders, was editor of Them Days, a quarterly journal chronicling the history of Labrador, from 1975 to 2004. She was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1986....
, 64, first editor of Them Days magazine and inducted into the Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
for her role in preserving Labrador'sLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
history. Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=fcfa6c67-1895-4acb-9492-2970e332e7b7&k=10456 - Jack Skead, 94, South African ornithologist and natural historian. http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/news/n16_29052006.htm
- Arthur WidmerArthur WidmerArthur Widmer was an American film special effects pioneer. He invented the "Ultra Violet Travelling matte process", an early version of what would become known as bluescreen.-Career:...
, 91, motion picture special effects pioneer, winner of an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement, cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/05/movies/05widmer.html http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14739974.htm
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- AdeebAdeebMuzaffar Adeeb was a Pakistani film actor. He appeared in 38 films from 1940 to 1998, although he did not start performing in films until 1950s...
, 72, PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i actor http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5c05%5c27%5cstory_27-5-2006_pg7_33 - Harold FallsHarold FallsHarold Francis Falls was an American ophthalmologist and geneticist. He helped found one of the first genetics clinic in US. The Nettleship-Falls syndrome, the most common type of ocular albinism, is named after him and English ophthalmologist Edward Nettleship.-References:* *...
, 96, American ophthalmologist. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/health/09falls.html - Stephen Garner, 60,Chief Executive and President of Tompkins Trust Co. http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060530&ID=5756825
- Paul GleasonPaul GleasonPaul Xavier Gleason was an American film and television actor, known for his roles on TV series such as All My Children and films such as The Breakfast Club, Trading Places and Die Hard.-Early life:...
, 67, American actor, mesotheliomaMesotheliomaMesothelioma, more precisely malignant mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium...
. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14690208.htm - Craig "Ironhead" HeywardCraig HeywardCraig William "Ironhead" Heyward was an American football running back who played for the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, St...
, 39, NFL fullback, complications from a brain tumor. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2460799&type=story - Leslie Hansen Kopp, 53, American dance and music archivist. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/arts/10kopp.html
- General Romeo Lucas García, 81, former PresidentPresident of GuatemalaThe title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...
of GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. Complications of Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/world/americas/29garcia.html - Thelma LeedsThelma LeedsThelma Leeds , also known as Thelma Bernstein, was an American actress.-Life and career:...
, 95, American actress, widow of ParkyakarkusHarry ParkeHarry Einstein was an American comedian and writer, usually known by the name Harry Parke, but who was variously credited as Harry Einstein, Harold Einstein, Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein, Parkyakarkus and Parkyarkarkus... - James McClatchy, 85, Board Member of The McClatchy CompanyThe McClatchy CompanyThe McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It operates 30 daily newspapers in 15 states and has an average weekday circulation of 2.2 million and Sunday circulation of 2.8 million...
, infection after surgery. http://news.monstersandcritics.com/business/article_1167639.php/McClatchy_Co.`s_James_McClatchy_dies_at_85 - Walter Meyerhof, 84, former head of Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
's physics department and son of Nobel Prize-winner Otto Meyerhof, complications of Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseParkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14719903.htm - Michael RiffaterreMichael RiffaterreMichael or Michel Riffaterre was an influential French literary critic and theorist. He pursued a generally structuralist approach. He is well known in particular for his book Semiotics of Poetry, and the concepts of hypogram and syllepsis.He was born in Bourganeuf, in the Limousin region of France...
, 81, French-born professor at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and scholar of French literature. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/05/books/05riffaterre.html - Alex TothAlex TothAlexander Toth was an American professional cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but is known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included Super Friends, Space Ghost, The...
, 77, American comic book artist and cartoonist (Space Ghost, Jonny Quest). http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7425 - Bull Ramos, 71, Northwest US wrestler, shoulder infection http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bull-ramos.html
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- Milicent Bagot, 99, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
intelligence officer. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article671032.ece - Tamsin Causer, 32, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sky diver, quadruple world recordWorld recordA world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
holder, sky diving accident. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/5023108.stm - George Field, 101, American human rights activist, co-founder of Freedom HouseFreedom HouseFreedom House is an international non-governmental organization based in Washington, D.C. that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom and human rights...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/nyregion/30field.html - Horondino José da SilvaDino 7 CordasHorondino José da Silva , best known as Dino Sete Cordas , was a Brazilian guitar player renowned as the greatest influence in seven-string guitar, a musical instrument in which he developed his own language and techniques, and one of the greatest choro instrumentalists ever.He developed the...
, also known as "Dino Sete Cordas", 88, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian virtuouso of the seven-string guitarSeven-string guitarA seven-string guitar is a guitar with seven strings instead of the usual six. Some types of seven-string guitars are specific to certain cultures . The standard 7-string guitar tuning is BEADGbe...
. http://www.estadao.com.br/arteelazer/musica/noticias/2006/mai/27/66.htm - General Johann-Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg, 99, German military officer http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2203947,00.html
- Alan KotokAlan KotokAlan Kotok was an American computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium...
, 64, American early video game designer (Spacewar!), engineer for Digital Equipment. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/03/business/03kotok.html - Mahmoud al-MajzoubMahmoud al-MajzoubMahmoud al-Majzoub also known as Abu Hamza was a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He was wounded in a car bomb blast in Sidon on May 25, 2006 and died the next day. His brother Nidal al-Majzoub also died in the explosion...
, also known as Abu Hamza, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, assassination by bombing. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/26/lebanon.blast/index.html - Vincent McAllister, 51, guitarist of PentagramPentagram (band)Pentagram is a American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of doom metal. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a full-length album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost...
, 1971-1977. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533407/20060601/index.jhtml?headlines=true http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=53117 - Édouard MichelinÉdouard Michelin (born 1963)Édouard Michelin , was managing partner and co-chief executive of the Michelin Group. He was the great-grandson of Édouard Michelin , a co-founder of the company....
, 42, CEO of MichelinMichelinMichelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands...
, boating accident off the Île de SeinÎle de SeinThe Île de Sein is a French island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, 8 kilometres from the Pointe du Raz , from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. Its Breton name is Enez Sun...
. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/26/michelin.obit.ap http://www.boursier.com/vals/all/edouard-michelin-meurt-dans-un-naufrage-au-large-de-la-bretagne-feed-12610.htm - Kevin O'FlanaganKevin O'FlanaganKevin Patrick O'Flanagan , also referred to as Dr. Kevin O'Flanagan, is a former Irish sportsman, physician and sports administrator. An outstanding all-rounder, he represented his country at both soccer and rugby union...
, 86, IrishRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
former association footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
international, and IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
member, heart problems. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/62880.html - Dr. Anita RobertsAnita RobertsAnita B. Roberts was a molecular biologist who made pioneering observations of a protein, TGF-β, that is critical in healing wounds and bone fractures and that has a dual role in blocking or stimulating cancers...
, 64, American molecular biologist at the National Cancer InstituteNational Cancer InstituteThe National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
, stomach cancerStomach cancerGastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/us/02roberts.html - Ted SchroederTed SchroederFrederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National. He was the No. 1-ranked American player in 1942 and the No. 2 for 4 consecutive years, 1946 through 1949...
, 84, American tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player, winner at Wimbledon (1949) and the U.S. OpenU.S. Open (tennis)The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
(1942), cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/sports/tennis/27schroeder.html?_r=1&oref=slogin - Raymond TribouletRaymond TribouletRaymond Triboulet was a French politician. He was a leading World War II resistance fighter who helped U.S., Canadian, and British troops invade France, which was then occupied by Nazi Germany.-Biography:...
, 99, member of the French ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
during World War II, member of the French Parliament and government minister. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/world/europe/30triboulet.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060526/ap_on_re_eu/obit_triboulet&printer=1;_ylt=Am2NGxhczqs35zg4NlXvfntbbBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-
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- Joe Brodsky, 71, former Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
NFL assistant coach, cancer. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2460849 - Sir Julian BullardJulian BullardSir Julian Bullard GCMG was a British diplomat, Foreign Office Minister and Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University. He was employed at Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service from 1953 until 1988, the ambassador to Bonn in the mid 1980s as well as heading up Britain's relations with Soviet Russia during...
, 78, British diplomat http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2202037,00.html - Art Espenet Carpenter, 86, master wood craftsman known for his Espenet pieces displayed at the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, heart attack. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14689995.htm - Elizabeth ConnellyElizabeth ConnellyElizabeth A. "Betty" Connelly was a Democratic Party politician from Staten Island, New York who represented the North Shore of that community from 1973 to 2000. She was the first woman to win elective office to any district encompassing Staten Island.-Life and career:Mrs...
, 77, former member of the New York State AssemblyNew York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
representing Staten IslandStaten IslandStaten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/nyregion/26connelly.html - Desmond DekkerDesmond DekkerDesmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces , he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 " and "It Miek"...
, 64, JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n skaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
musician, heart attack. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20060526T000000-0500_105389_OBS_DESMOND_DEKKER_IS_DEAD.asphttp://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060526/ent/ent10.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5018910.stm - Lars GyllenstenLars GyllenstenLars Johan Wictor Gyllensten was a Swedish author and physician, and a member of the Swedish Academy, which has the aim of furthering the "purity, vigour and majesty" of the Swedish language and selects the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature each year.Gyllensten was born and grew up in a...
, 84, Swedish author, physician, and member of the Swedish AcademySwedish AcademyThe Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
. http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/inrikes/did_12768728.asp - Wilber Huston, 93, American scientist and retired NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
mission director. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/us/10huston.html - Anthony Li Du'an, 79, Catholic archbishop of Xi'anXi'anXi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...
, liver cancerHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection or cirrhosis .Compared to other cancers, HCC is quite a rare tumor in the United States...
. http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2006/05/25/ap2773492.html - Aída Luz, 89, ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
film actress, natural causes http://www.cinenacional.com/personas/index.php?persona=3909 - Donald RudolphDonald RudolphDonald Eugene Rudolph, Sr. was an American soldier who received his country's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, in World War II.-Biography:...
, 85, US Army soldier awarded the Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/us/30rudolph.html http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Rudolph.html - Kemoko Sano, mid 70s, GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
n choreographer and founder of Les Merveilles de Guinée. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/arts/10sano.html - Mari YoneharaMari Yoneharawas a Japanese translator, essayist, non-fiction writer, novelist and simultaneous interpreter between Russian and Japanese, best known in Japan for simultaneous interpretation in 1980s and 1990s and writing in 2000s.-Biography:Yonehara was born in Tokyo...
, 56, Japanese essayist, ovarian cancer. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&q=%22Mari%20Yonehara%22&btnG=Search&sa=N&tab=wn - Tobías LasserTobías LasserTobías Lasser , was a recognized Venezuelan botanist, being a fundamental pillar in the creation of the Botanical Garden of Caracas, the School of Biology and the Faculty of Sciences of the Central University of Venezuela...
, 95, Venezuelan botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas, natural causes http://www.eluniversal.com/2006/05/27/ccs_art_27482G2.shtml.
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- Edgar Beckham, 72, former ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
Board of Education chairman and first Black Dean at Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan UniversityWesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, complications of a stroke. http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/05/25/edgar_beckham_former_board_of_education_chairman_dies_at_72/ - Eric BedserEric BedserEric Arthur Bedser was a cricket player for Surrey County Cricket Club. He was the elder identical twin brother of Sir Alec , widely regarded as one of England's top bowlers of the 20th century...
, 87, cricketer for SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, and elder twin brother of Sir Alec BedserAlec BedserSir Alec Victor Bedser, CBE was a professional English cricketer. He was the chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and the president of Surrey County Cricket Club...
. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/248275.html - Henry Bumstead, 91, Academy AwardsAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
-winning art director (To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird (film)To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan. It stars Mary Badham in the role of Scout and Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch....
, The StingThe StingThe Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 that involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss . The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who previously directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.Created by...
), prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/movies/30bumstead.html http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2006-05-27T215918Z_01_N27297153_RTRIDST_0_FILM-LEISURE-BUMSTEAD-DC.XML http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-bumstead27may27,1,6871312.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california - Robert GiaimoRobert GiaimoRobert Nicholas Giaimo was a Democratic US Representative from Connecticut. He co-sponsored the legislation creating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities...
, 86, Congressman for ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
3rd District 1959-1981, lung ailments. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19260915-5001028,00.html - Nabil Hodhod, Palestinian security chief, killed by car bomb. http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/24/gaza.blast.ap/index.html
- Dick Johnson, 69, veteran MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
radio broadcaster and news reporter, complications of a heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/05/25/veteran_radio_newsman_dick_johnson_dies_at_69/ - Salem Kadih, 22, HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
member, shot dead. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5011422.stm - Fritz KleinFritz KleinFred "Fritz" Klein was an American sex researcher, psychiatrist, inventor of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid and author. He was also a pioneering bisexual rights activist, who was an important figure in the modern LGBT rights movement.- Life and career :Klein was born in Vienna, Austria, to...
, 73, Austrian-born psychiatrist and researcher. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/us/04klein.html - Carlos Maeso, 67, UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an Minister of Labour (1979-1982) and of Foreign Affairs (1982-1985). http://www.elpais.com.uy/06/05/28/obituario.asp?mnunot=ciudades+obituario - Anderson MazokaAnderson MazokaAnderson K. Mazoka was a Zambian politician and President of the United Party for National Development , a leading opposition party....
, 63, chief opposition leader in ZambiaZambiaZambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. http://www.sabcnews.com/africa/southern_africa/0,2172,128039,00.html - Bernard OstryBernard OstryBernard A. Ostry, was a Canadian author, philanthropist, and civil servant, who is best known for being chair and CEO of TVOntario....
, 78, Canadian civil servant and philanthropist, cancer. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1148507412244&call_pageid=970599119419 - Claude PiépluClaude PiépluClaude Léon Auguste Piéplu was a French film and television actor.-Filmography:*Shadoks et le Big Blank, Les *Astérix et Obélix contre César *Chapeau bas...
, 83. French actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, cancer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686263 - John WheeldonJohn WheeldonJohn Murray Wheeldon was an Australian federal politician and briefly a minister. He is mainly notable for his views on Australian foreign policy....
, 76, former Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
Senator and minister in the WhitlamGough WhitlamEdward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC , known as Gough Whitlam , served as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia. Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to power at the 1972 election and retained government at the 1974 election, before being dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the...
government. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19260915-5001028,00.html
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- Philippe AmauryPhilippe AmauryPhilippe Amaury was a French publishing tycoon and entrepreneur who dominated the French media world. Amaury was the son of the publisher Émilien Amaury....
, 66, French media owner, cancer. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2205374.html - Clifford AntoneClifford AntoneClifford Antone was the founder of a well-known Austin blues club, record label, and a mentor to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan and numerous other musicians....
, 56, AustinAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
blues club owner, heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/25antone.html http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/may06/20060524_cliffordantone.html - Lloyd BentsenLloyd BentsenLloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. was a four-term United States senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for Vice President in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955. In his later political life, he was Chairman of the Senate...
, 85, American Vice-Presidential candidate, Senator, and Treasury Secretary under ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/bentsen.obit.ap/index.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/23/AR2006052300593.html - Salvatore Billa, 63, Italian actor. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117943894?categoryId=25&cs=1
- James CareyJames CareyJames Carey was a Fenian and informer most notable for his involvement in the Phoenix Park murders.Carey was son of Francis Carey, a bricklayer, who came from Celbridge, in Kildare, to Dublin, where his son was born in James Street in 1845. He also was a bricklayer, and for 18 years continued in...
, 71, American professor of journalism at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, author. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/nyregion/26carey.html http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/05/24/journalism_scholar_and_teacher_james_carey_dies/ - Ian CopelandIan CopelandIan Adie Copeland was a pioneering American music promoter and booking agent who helped launch the New Wave movement in the United States....
, 57, American music promoter and agent, older brother of Stewart CopelandStewart CopelandStewart Armstrong Copeland is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police. During the group's extended hiatus from the mid-1980s to 2007, he played in other bands and composed soundtracks...
of The PoliceThe PoliceThe Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
, melanomaMelanomaMelanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/arts/music/26copeland.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060524/people_nm/copeland_dc_2 - Bracha Eden, 78, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, brain hemorrhage http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1148287853322&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull - Ángel FernándezÁngel FernándezÁngel Oswaldo Fernández Vernaza is an Ecuadorian footballer. He played 77 games for the Ecuador national team between 1991 and 2004....
, 80, MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
sports broadcaster, renal failure. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/350861.html - Lucina Paquet Gabbard, 84, American academic, educator and author, lung cancer. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/3901075.html
- Kazimierz GórskiKazimierz GórskiKazimierz Klaudiusz Górski was a coach of Poland national football team and honorary president of Polish Football Union . He was also a football player, capped once for Poland....
, 85, former coach of Poland national football teamPoland national football teamThe Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, cancer. http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=footballNews&storyID=2006-05-23T071826Z_01_L23744374_RTRIDST_0_SPORT-SOCCER-POLAND-GORSKI.XML - Ruben Mettler, 82, American former CEO of TRWTRWTRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in a variety of businesses, mainly aerospace, automotive, and credit reporting. It was a pioneer in multiple fields including electronic components, integrated circuits, computers, software and systems engineering. TRW built many spacecraft,...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/03/business/03mettler.html - John Nevin, 79, former CEO of Firestone Tire and Rubber CompanyFirestone Tire and Rubber CompanyThe Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company...
, heart attack. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/business/26nevin.html http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14669299.htm - Mary Margaret Smith, 112, Ohio's oldest person http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/14657079.htm
- Graham StewartGraham StewartGraham Stewart is a Scottish broadcaster who currently presents The Business on BBC Radio Scotland. He was previously a presenter on Edinburgh radio station Talk 107. Stewart is also a presenter of the shorter Reporting Scotland programmes.-References:...
, 19, William Paterson UniversityWilliam Paterson UniversityWilliam Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
athlete, vehicular accident http://www.ultraviolet.co.uk/night-out-with-friends-deadly-for-young-.html - Jim TrimbleJim TrimbleJames W. "Jim" Trimble was a football coach who served as head coach in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, but his legacy is more connected to football products, thanks to his "slingshot" goal posts...
, 87, Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
coach 1952-55, emphysemaEmphysemaEmphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary...
. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/football/3887107.html
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- Tony Campbell, 58, Australian race caller and sports broadcaster, cancer. http://www.horseracing.bigpond.com/racingNews.asp?id=2286
- Spencer ClarkSpencer ClarkSpencer Clark was a racecar driver in the United States. He raced in short tracks in his home state of Nevada and was named a Young Lions National in 2001. In 2003, he competed in four races in the Mechanix Wear SpeedTruck Series, grabbing three pole positions. He was also named Rookie of the Year...
, 19, NASCAR Busch Series driver, road accident. http://bgnracing.com/modules.php?name=Press_Releases&op=view&rid=541 - Heather CroweHeather CroweHeather Crowe was a Canadian waitress who became the public face of Canada's anti-smoking campaign. She claimed that she contracted lung cancer in 2002 from second-hand smoke encountered at her workplace of over forty years, and later appeared in numerous television public service announcements...
, 61, Canadian anti-smoking activist, lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060522/crowe_obit_060522/20060522?hub=Canada - Hamza El DinHamza El DinHamza Alaa El Din was a Nubian composer, oud player, tar player, and vocalist.-Early life:Born in the village of Toshka, near Wadi Halfa in southern Egypt, he was originally trained to be an electrical engineer...
, 76, Nubian oudOudThe oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
player. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/25din.htm http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/0524/003.html?ref=rss http://rootsworld-news.blogspot.com/2006/05/hamza-el-din-last-turn-of-water-wheel.html - Jack FallonJack FallonJack Fallon was a British jazz bassist born in Canada.Fallon played violin before making double-bass his primary instrument at age 20. During World War II he played in a dance band in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and settled in Britain after his discharge...
, 90, jazz double bassist http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2203795,00.html - Lee Jong-wookLee Jong-wook-Memorial award:The South Korean government officially announced the establishment of the a Memorial Prize in Dr. Lee's memory. After his death, You Si min, the Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, officially revealed the plans concerning the new awards and urged other nations...
, 61, Director-General of the World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
, brain thrombusThrombusA thrombus , or blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. It is achieved via the aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug, and the activation of the humoral coagulation system...
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2006/s07/en/ - Lilia PradoLilia PradoLilia Prado was a Mexican actress. After winning a beauty contest she started working in the Mexican cinematographic industry, first as an extra, and later on in leading roles....
, 78, MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress, multiple organ failure. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/350849.html - Philip ThornPhilip ThornPhilip Leslie Thorn is a former English cricketer. Thorn was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at St George, Bristol....
, English researcher and statistician. http://www.acscricket.com
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- Onwin Borde, 51, percussionist. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/05/arts/music/05borde.html
- Lewis Davis, 80, American architect, co-founder of Davis Brody Bond. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/nyregion/23davis.html
- Katherine DunhamKatherine DunhamKatherine Mary Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer, songwriter, author, educator, and activist...
, 96, American dancer and choreographer. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/metroeast/story/37F6BD67D988C45186257176000B2E2D?OpenDocument - Hans Fantel, 84, Austrian-born writer, home electronics columnist for the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/arts/23fant.html
- Richard McIlkenny, 73, member of the Birmingham SixBirmingham SixThe Birmingham Six were six men—Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Joseph Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker—sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 in the United Kingdom for the Birmingham pub bombings. Their convictions were declared unsafe and quashed by the Court of...
, cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5002688.stm - Dr. Eduardo Bernabé Ordaz Ducungé, 84, Cuban doctor, participant in the 26th of July Movement26th of July MovementThe 26th of July Movement was the revolutionary organization planned and led by Fidel Castro that in 1959 overthrew the Fulgencio Batista government in Cuba...
, and member of Cuban National AssemblyNational Assembly of People's Power of CubaThe National Assembly of People’s Power is the legislative parliament of the Republic of Cuba and the supreme body of State power. Its members are elected from single-member electoral districts for a term of five years. The Assembly's current President is Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada. The assembly...
(1976–2003), kidney failure. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/14640312.htm http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/mayo/lun22/22bernabe.html - Sherman SkolnickSherman SkolnickSherman Skolnick was a Chicago-based activist.At the age of six, Skolnick was paralyzed by polio, and he used a wheelchair for the rest of his life....
, 75, Illinois anti-corruption activist, heart attack. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060522skolnick,1,4638426.story?ctrack=1&cset=true - Billy WalkerBilly Walker (musician)William Marvin Walker , better known as Billy Walker, was an American country music singer and guitarist best-known for his 1962 hit, " Charlie's Shoes"...
, 77, American country music performer and member of the Grand Ole OpryGrand Ole OpryThe Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
, traffic accident http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=4931345&nav=0RdE
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- Cecil Dowell, 45, University of MississippiUniversity of MississippiThe University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
basketball player 1980-1984 and Assistant Coach at Mississippi Valley State UniversityMississippi Valley State UniversityMississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, in the United States. MVSU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....
, car accident. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2453875 - Anthony Goodman, 74, ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
correspondent for 20 years between 1980 and 2000, cancer and lung disease. http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-05-22T215310Z_01_N22402994_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOODMAN.xml - JoAnna LundJoAnna LundJoAnna Margaret Lund was the author of many books, including Healthy Exchanges Cookbook, HELP: Healthy Exchanges Lifetime Plan, and Make a Joyful Table.-History:...
, 61, cookbook author, cancer.http://www.register-mail.com/stories/052306/OBI_B9T9ARD8.GID.shtml - Les OliveLes OliveRobert Leslie Olive was club secretary of Manchester United from the days after the Munich air disaster until 1988, when he was made a club director....
, 78, Assistant Secretary of Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at time of Munich air disasterMunich air disasterThe Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes",...
http://www.manutd.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=331836&itype=466&icategoryid=119 - P T R Palanivelrajan, 74, Minister in the Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
Government and former speaker of the Assembly, heart attack. http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=67999 - Rt. Rev. Andrew Radford, 62, Bishop of TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
, brain tumour, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5002620.stm - Pat Seremet, 58, columnist for the Hartford Courant, brain aneurysm. http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/05/21/longtime_hartford_courant_writer_pat_seremet_dies_at_58/
- Cherd SongsriCherd SongsriCherd Songsri was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his best-known work is the 1977 romance film Plae Kao , which earned more box-office receipts than any Thai film before it...
, 75, ThaiCinema of ThailandThe cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by Francois-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, where it was exhibited...
film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/05/21/headlines/headlines_30004529.php - Annis StukusAnnis StukusAnnis Paul Stukus was a Canadian football player, coach and general manager, and ice hockey general manager....
, 91, member of Canada's Sports Hall of FameCanada's Sports Hall of FameCanada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
for his contributions to the Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and ice hockey. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060520/annis_stukus_060520/20060520?hub=TopStories - Tommy WattTommy WattTommy Watt was a Scottish jazz bandleader.Watt was hired as a pianist by Carl Barriteau at age 17, and served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He moved to London following the war, where he played with Ambrose, Harry Roy, and Ken Mackintosh...
, 80, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
bandleader. [] - Sanaa Younes, 60, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian actress, lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
http://www.waleg.com/archives/003680.html
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- Yitzhak Ben AharonYitzhak Ben-AharonYitzhak Ben-Aharon was an Israeli left-wing politician.He was a Knesset member from the first to the fifth Knessets and in the seventh and eighth, and a former Minister of Transport and General secretary of the Histadrut. The philosopher Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon is his son.-Early life and...
, 99, founder of the Israeli Labor Party. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1145961377270&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/19/world/middleeast/19aharon.html - Marji Bank, 82, AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
stage actress, complications from an illness http://www.suntimes.com/output/obituaries/cst-nws-xbank21.html - Edward Roy BeckerEdward Roy BeckerFor the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see Edward Becker .Edward Roy Becker was a United States federal judge on the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit....
, 73, former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:* District of Delaware* District of New Jersey...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/us/20becker.html - Peter BryantPeter BryantPeter Bryant was the fourth producer of the BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who. He was born in London....
, 82, British television producer. http://www.rtforum.co.uk/read.php?id=155769 - Alexandrina van Donkelaar-Vink, 111, oldest Dutch citizen http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=donkelaar+vink&btnG=Search+News
- Freddie GarrityFreddie GarrityFreddie Garrity was a singer and actor who was frontman and comical element in the 1960s pop band, Freddie and the Dreamers.-Biography:...
, 65, lead singer of Freddie and the DreamersFreddie and the DreamersFreddie and the Dreamers were an English band who had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. Their stage act was based around the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. The group remained active...
, 1960s pop band, heart disease http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5000396.stm - Robert Heinecken, 74, American artist and photographer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/arts/heinecken.html
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- James Andrew "Andy" Capps, 37, former drummer (Built to SpillBuilt to SpillBuilt to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...
). http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/36746/Former_Built_to_Spill_Drummer_Andy_Capps_Dead#36746 - Jaan EilartJaan EilartJaan Eilart was an Estonian botanist and biologist, a specialist in plant geography.He was a leader of nature protection movement in Estonia.- References :...
, 73, Estonian biogeographer. http://www.postimees.ee/190506/esileht/siseuudised/202207.php - Stephen FleetStephen FleetStephen George Fleet was a Master of Downing College, Cambridge, the Cambridge University Registrary and a researcher in mineral sciences and crystallography....
, 69, British scientist. http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/dow_server/info/obituaries/Fleet-Times.pdf - Morris Glushien, 96, American lawyer, general counsel for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionInternational Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionThe International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first U.S. unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s...
, argued the US Supreme Court case Staub v. the City of Baxley, Georgia. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/nyregion/25glushien.html - Hans HorrevoetsHans HorrevoetsHans Horrevoets was a Dutch sea sailor.He was among the crew of the ABN AMRO TWO. During the 7th stage of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race from New York to Portsmouth, he was washed overboard about west of Land's End in England...
, 32, Dutch sailor, swept overboard while competing in Volvo Ocean RaceVolvo Ocean RaceThe Volvo Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three years. It is named after its current owner, Volvo...
. http://www.volvooceanrace.com/news/article/2006/may/mobupdate - Alex Leibkind, 53, German Olympic judoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka and general manager of the Rhein FireRhein FireThe Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
, heart attack. http://nfleurope.com/teams/story/RHE/9446988 - Andrew MartinezAndrew MartinezLuis Andrew Martinez commonly known as Andrew Martinez, was an activist who achieved fame at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was known as the Naked Guy.-Early fame:...
, 33, the "Naked Guy" at the University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, apparent suicide. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14623924.htm - Vitor NegreteVitor NegreteVitor Negrete was a prominent mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak outside Asia and one of the Seven Summits, from its south face....
, 38, prominent BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian mountaineer, died after reaching the peak of Mount EverestMount EverestMount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
without supplementary oxygenOxygenOxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
. http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=2062 - Deane Oliver, 71, led Rutgers UniversityRutgers UniversityRutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
to 14 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling AssociationEastern Intercollegiate Wrestling AssociationThe Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association is an NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling conference. It has been active since 1905 and has had a variety of schools as members throughout its tenure.-Current members:*American University...
championships. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2451158 - Michael O'RiordanMichael O'RiordanMichael O'Riordan was the founder of the Communist Party of Ireland and also fought with the Connolly Column in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.-Early life:...
, 88, chairman of the Communist Party of IrelandCommunist Party of IrelandThe Communist Party of Ireland is a small all-Ireland Marxist party, founded in 1933. An earlier party, the Socialist Party of Ireland, was renamed the Communist Party of Ireland in 1921 on its affiliation to the Communist International but was dissolved in 1924. The present-day CPI was founded in...
and International BrigadesInternational BrigadesThe International Brigades were military units made up of volunteers from different countries, who traveled to Spain to defend the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939....
veteran. http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0518/oriordanm.html - Kiyan PrinceKiyan PrinceKiyan Prince was a 15 year old British boy who attended the London Academy in Edgware, in the London borough of Barnet. He was fatally stabbed on 18 May 2006, receiving a single lethal knife wound, while intervening to prevent the bullying of another boy...
, 15, youth team player with EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team Queens Park Rangers, stabbed to death. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4996626.stm - Robert ReidRobert Reid (engineer)Robert C. Reid was a chemical engineer and professor at MIT. He received his B.A. from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a master's degree from Purdue University as well as an Sc.D...
, 81, AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
chemical engineerChemical engineerIn the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work...
. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/obit-reid-0607.html - Kenneth Scott, 70, singer-songwriter elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame with The Strikes, complications from a stroke. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/obituaries/14633940.htm
- Gilbert SorrentinoGilbert SorrentinoGilbert Sorrentino was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, and editor.In over twenty-five works of fiction and poetry, Sorrentino explored the comic and formal possibilities of language and literature...
, 77, American novelist. http://www.centerforbookculture.org/pages/news/news_sorrentino.html - George Sterling, 69, former member of the West Indies Cricket BoardWest Indies Cricket BoardThe West Indies Cricket Board is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies...
. http://www.cbc.bb/content/view/5536/83/ - Takahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers...
, 77, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!Tora! Tora! Tora!is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the extent these facts were known at the time of production. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars an all-star cast, including So Yamamura, E.G...
). http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/372955
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- Eva-Maria Bauer, 82, GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actress. http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,1185,OID5539014_TYP6_THE_NAV_REF1_BAB,00.html - Cy FeuerCy FeuerCy Feuer was an American theatre producer, director, composer, and musician.Born Seymour Arnold Feuerman in Brooklyn, New York,he studied trumpet privately with Max Schlossberg, he became a professional trumpeter at the age of fifteen, working at clubs on weekends to help support his family while...
, 95, American BroadwayBroadway theatreBroadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
producer and writer (Guys and Dolls). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/arts/18feuer.html http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/gossip/14603264.htm - Dr. Stephen FleetStephen FleetStephen George Fleet was a Master of Downing College, Cambridge, the Cambridge University Registrary and a researcher in mineral sciences and crystallography....
, 69, Former Registrary, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Master of Downing College, CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2006051802 - Eric ForthEric ForthEric Forth was a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham North, then Member of Parliament for Mid Worcestershire and finally Bromley and Chislehurst at his death. He served as a junior minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John...
, 61, BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and former government minister, bone cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4993000.stm - Captain Nichola GoddardNichola GoddardCaptain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM was the first female Canadian combat soldier killed in combat, and the 16th Canadian soldier killed in Canadian operations in Afghanistan.-Profile:...
, 26, Canadian ForcesCanadian ForcesThe Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
, first female CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soldier since WW II to be killed in combat. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/05/17/afghanistan-cda.html - Dan Q. Kennis, 86, American B movie producer. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/14623417.htm
- John MarsdenJohn Marsden (lawyer)John Marsden , was a prominent Sydney-based Australian solicitor and former President of the Law Society of New South Wales...
, 64, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n lawyer and civil liberties activist, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1641425.htm - Elaine Minacs, 61, founder and executive chairman of Minacs Worldwide business services firm. http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=mergersNews&storyID=2006-05-17T184939Z_01_N17272442_RTRIDST_0_SERVICES-MINACS-UPDATE-1.XMLhttp://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/2006/05/17/1584464-cp.html
- Daniel Owino MisianiDaniel Owino MisianiDaniel Owino Misiani was a musician from Kenya. He was known as the "King of History" in Kenya; overseas, he was known as "the grandfather of benga", of which he was a pioneer....
, 66, BengaBenga musicBenga is a genre of Kenyan popular music. It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi. In the 1940s, the African Broadcasting Service in Nairobi aired a steady stream of soukous, South African kwela, Zairean finger-style guitar and various kinds of Cuban...
musician from KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, car accident http://afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=384 - Mieczysław Nowak, 69, Polish weightlifter, 1964 Olympic medalist http://sport.gazeta.pl/inne/1,64998,3355166.html
- Mustafa Yücel ÖzbilginMustafa Yücel ÖzbilginMustafa Yücel Özbilgin was a Turkish supreme court magistrate, who was shot dead in the nation's supreme courtroom in Ankara, Turkey on May 17, 2006 by Alparslan Arslan....
, 63 prominent TurkishTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
judge sitting in Turkey's highest court, shot dead. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4989034.stm - Lawrence "Ramrod" Shurtliff, 61, longtime crew member for the Grateful DeadGrateful DeadThe Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/05/18/MNGGDITL9I1.DTL
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- Clare BoylanClare BoylanClare Boylan was an Irish author, journalist and critic for newspapers, magazines and many international broadcast media....
, 58, IrishIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
author of 12 books including 7 novels, ovarian cancerOvarian cancerOvarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from the ovary. Symptoms are frequently very subtle early on and may include: bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating and frequent urination, and are easily confused with other illnesses....
. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/0517/boylanc.html - Frederick Ted Castle, 67, American novelist and art critic. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/arts/29castle.html
- Klaus Dahlen, 68, German actor http://www.netzeitung.de/kultur/399223.html
- Martin Dardis, 83, investigator who linked the Watergate burglarsWatergate scandalThe Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...
to the Committee to Re-elect the PresidentCommittee to Re-elect the PresidentThe Committee for the Re-Election of the President, abbreviated CRP but often mocked by the acronym CREEP, was a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's administration...
, vascular condition. http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Dardis.html - Herbert Doan, 83, former CEO and president of Dow Chemical (1962–1971). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/business/21doan.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/3870289.html
- Beryl EvansBeryl Evans (politician)Beryl Alice Evans, née Williams was an Australian politician.-Early career:Born to David Reginald Williams and Mabel Lawson in Sydney, she was educated at Methodist Ladies' College in Burwood before joining the Royal Australian Air Force on 12 November 1942...
, 84, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, NSW MLCMembers of the New South Wales Legislative CouncilFollowing are lists of members of the New South Wales Legislative Council:* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1967–1970* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1970–1973...
(1984–95). http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/0e51be762ee64fbaca256a4600088862!OpenDocument - Davie Morrison, 92, veteran Scottish athlete. http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=772352006
- Jorge PorcelJorge PorcelJorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América...
, 69, ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actor and comedian, following gall bladder surgery. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/arts/21porcel.html http://www.lanacion.com.ar/edicionimpresa/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=806731 - Dan RossDan Ross (American football)Daniel R. Ross was a professional American football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals , the Seattle Seahawks , and the Green Bay Packers . He also played for the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the USFL in 1984-1985.-College football:Before his NFL career, Ross played football at...
, 49, former NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
football player (Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
), suspected heart attack http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/05/17/ross.html - Takahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers...
, 77, Japanese movie and television actor, cerebral infarction http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/372955 http://imdb.com/name/nm0848796/ - Prince Gideon Zulu, 72, member of Zulu royal family, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n politician, minister in Kwazulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
legislature. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=272012&area=/obituaries/
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- Joyce BallantyneJoyce BallantyneJoyce Ballantyne was a painter of pin-up art. She is best known as the designer of the Coppertone girl, whose swimming costume is being pulled down by a dog.-Early life and career:...
, 88, artist best known for creating the "Coppertone GirlCoppertone girlCoppertone is the brand name for an American sunscreen, owned by Merck, formerly Schering-Plough. Coppertone is the sister brand to Bain de Soleil, which is targeted to adult females....
" ad, heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/business/media/18brand.html http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060517/NEWS/60517015/1001/NEWS01 - George BlackburnGeorge BlackburnGeorge "Blackie" Blackburn was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Miami University , the University of Cincinnati , and the University of Virginia , compiling a career college football record of 61–60–7...
, 93, head football coach at University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
(1965–70). http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9443279 - George Crile IIIGeorge Crile IIIGeorge Crile III was an U.S. American journalist most closely associated with his three decades of work at CBS News.-Personal:...
, 61, CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
producer, pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/obituaries/16crile.html http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=peopleNews&storyID=2006-05-16T051432Z_01_N16365392_RTRIDST_0_PEOPLE-CRILE-DC.XML http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1933703,00.html - Eberhard EscheEberhard EscheEberhard Esche was an actor from the former East Germany.Born on 25 October 1933 in Leipzig, Germany, Eberhard Esche was a German film and television actor who appeared in the following:*Das Haus der Schwestern *Mama ist unmöglich...
, 73, GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actor. http://www.welt.de/data/2006/05/15/887882.html - Chic HechtChic HechtMayer Jacob "Chic" Hecht was a Republican United States Senator from Nevada and U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas.-Early life and career:...
, 77, former Republican Senator for NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/us/18hecht.html http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Hecht.html - Judith Moore, 66, American author (Fat Girl - A True Story). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/25moore.html
- Abdullah Nur, 77, Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n journalist and writer http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=82355&d=17&m=5&y=2006&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom - Cheikha RimittiCheikha RimittiCheikha Rimitti Cheikha Rimitti Cheikha Rimitti (born سعدية الغيزانية Saadia El Ghizania, (8 May 1923, Tessala, Algeria – d. 15 May 2006, Paris, France) was a popular Algerian raï female singer.-Early life:...
, 83, Algerian singer, heart attack. http://www.rimitti.com/en/main.php - Bill StrodeBill StrodeWilliam Hall "Bill" Strode III was an American photographer.In 1966, the Pictures of the Year Competition hosted by the University of Missouri and the National Press Photographers Association named Strode Photographer of the Year. He was president of the NPAA in 1974...
, 69, Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning photographer, cancer. http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060516/NEWS01/605160369/1008/NEWS01
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- Lew AndersonLew AndersonLewis Burr Anderson was an American actor and musician, most famous for being the third and final actor to portray Clarabell the Clown on Howdy Doody between 1954 and 1960...
, 84, American bandleader, played Clarabell the ClownClarabell the ClownClarabell the Clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody.Three actors played Clarabell. The first was Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo. Keeshan was succeeded by Robert "Nick" Nicholson, who also played the character of J. Cornelius Cobb on The Howdy Doody Show. Lew Anderson was the...
on The Howdy Doody Show, prostate cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/arts/television/17anderson.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060517/ap_en_tv/obit_clarabell_3 - James BottenJames BottenJames Thomas "Jackie" Botten was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1965.-References:...
, 67, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n international test cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, complications after colonColon (anatomy)The colon is the last part of the digestive system in most vertebrates; it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body, and is the site in which flora-aided fermentation of unabsorbed material occurs. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a...
operations. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=271945&area=/obituaries/ - Steve CooperSteve CooperSteve Cooper was an English footballer best known for his time spent with Airdrieonians. His headed goal in the semi-final at Hampden against Hearts ensured that his Airdrie side made it to the 1995 Scottish Cup final and he played the full 90 minutes against Celtic as the Diamonds lost 1-0 to a...
, 47, rock singer for Juggernaut and S.A. Slayer http://www.bravewords.com/news/44796 - Charles GardnerCharles GardnerCharles Austin Gardner was a Western Australian botanist.Born in Lancaster, England on 6 January 1896, he emigrated to Western Australia with his family in 1909....
, former head of Royal Crown Cola, complications of diabetes - William GinsbergWilliam GinsbergWilliam Ginsberg was an attorney, environmentalist, author and professor of environmental law. Ginsberg served as commissioner of parks and recreation in New York City, to which post he was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay in 1968....
, 75, American professor of environmental lawEnvironmental lawEnvironmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
at Hofstra UniversityHofstra UniversityHofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
and former New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
commissioner of parks and recreation. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/19/nyregion/19ginsberg.html - Reza Hassanzadeh, 33, Iranian professional soccer player with Teraktor Sazi F.C., injuries from car accident. http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=5/15/2006&Cat=6&Num=005
- Robert Keith-Reid, 64, FijiFijiFiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an publisher, complications of heart bypass operation. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19133646-2703,00.html - Stanley KunitzStanley KunitzStanley Jasspon Kunitz was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.-Biography:...
, 100, American Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning poet and former US poet laureatePoet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of CongressThe Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—commonly referred to as the United States Poet Laureate—serves as the nation's official poet. During his or her term, the Poet Laureate seeks to raise the national consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of...
. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12801949/ http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/05/15/story258853.html - Jim LemonJim LemonJames Robert Lemon was an American right and left fielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A powerful, right-handed hitting and throwing outfielder, Lemon teamed with first baseman Roy Sievers to form the most formidable home run-hitting tandem in the 60-year history of the...
, 78, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/sports/baseball/17lemon.html http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5609484 - Paul MarcoPaul MarcoPaul Marco was an American actor who often appeared in movies made by Ed Wood, including the "Kelton Trilogy" of Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls and Plan 9 from Outer Space, in which he played a bumbling, fearful policeman named Kelton.-Career:Born in Los Angeles, Marco started taking...
, approximately 81, American film actor (Plan 9 from Outer SpacePlan 9 from Outer SpacePlan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 science fiction film written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film features Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi...
) http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/cab1e8cdc3c0ed03/0e793b141a4fe49b?q=Paul+Marco&rnum=1#0e793b141a4fe49b http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings17may17,1,177455.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california - Giancarlo Matteotti, member of Italy's Constituent Assembly and Undersecretary for the Budget. http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200605151159-1051-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia
- Bruce Merrifield, 84, Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/nyregion/20merrifield.html http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110AP_Obit_Merrifield.html - Günther NenningGünther NenningDDr. Günther Nenning was a famous Austrian journalist, author and political activist.Günther Nenning was born in Vienna, Austria. After an excellent performance in high school, Nenning served from 1940 to 1945 in the German Wehrmacht...
, 84, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n journalist, author and political activist http://wien.orf.at/stories/109466/ - Eva NorvindEva NorvindEva Norvind was a writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist/ dominatrix, and former actress of the cinema of Mexico...
, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
former actress, drowning accident http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20060518-091858-6426r.htm - Mary Ritts, 95, founder of the Ritts Family puppet act, Canberra entertainment, natural causes. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14664309.htm
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- Helga Aumere, 83, Estonian musicologist. http://www.helilooja.ee/uudised.php?id=27&PHPSESSID=3b73e652e44c7b3d735016a907574b31
- Dr. Carolyn Shaw Bell, 85, American economist at Wellesley College. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/us/29bell.html
- Joan DienerJoan DienerJoan Diener was an American theatre actress and singer with a three-and-a-half-octave range.Born in Columbus, Ohio, Diener majored in psychology at Sarah Lawrence College and moonlighted as an actress while still a student...
, 76, American actress/sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
(Man of La ManchaMan of La ManchaMan of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote...
), complications of cancer. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/theater/16diener.html - Rick FarleyRick FarleyRichard Andrew Farley was a white Australian activist for the rights of Indigenous Australians.Born in Townsville, Queensland, Farley had a career which went from actor and hippie to journalist, Whitlam government staffer, head of the Cattlemen's Union and then to his most celebrated role, with...
, 53, Australian National Farmers' FederationNational Farmers' FederationThe National Farmers' Federation is an Australian industry association that represents Australian farmers at a national level, including through lobbying the Australian Government...
Chief Executive for eight years. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1637815.htm - Ryan FrancisRyan FrancisRyan Francis was an American college basketball player. At the time of his death, he was the starting point guard for the University of Southern California Trojans basketball team.-College career:...
, 19, freshman point guard for the USCUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
basketball team, homicide. http://www.seattlepi.com/cbasketball/2060AP_BKC_USC_Player_Killed.html - Jaroslav PelikanJaroslav PelikanJaroslav Jan Pelikan was a scholar in the history of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history.-Early years:...
, 82, American historian of Christianity, winner of the Kluge Prize in the Human Sciences, lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/obituaries/16PELIKAN.html http://www.oca.org/News.asp?ID=994&SID=19 http://www.svots.edu/News/Recent/2006-0513-pelikan/ - Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rosenbaum, 86, Grand Rabbi of Kretschnif-Siget Hassidic Jewish sect in Jerusalem, a scion of the Nadvorna dynastyNadvorna (Hasidic dynasty)Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
. http://hydepark.hevre.co.il/hydepark/topic.asp?topic_id=1916758 - Östen SjöstrandÖsten SjöstrandÖsten Sjöstrand was aSwedish poet, writer and translator. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1975.-Biography:...
, 80, Swedish poet, translator and member of the Swedish AcademySwedish AcademyThe Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
. http://www.svenskaakademien.se/litiuminformation/site/page.asp?Page=3&IncPage=863&Destination=158http://www.sr.se/Ekot/artikel.asp?artikel=856868 - Peter ViereckPeter ViereckPeter Robert Edwin Viereck , was an American poet and political thinker, as well as a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College for five decades.-Background:...
, 89, American historian and Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning poet. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/19/arts/19viereck.html - Johnnie Wilder, Jr.Johnnie Wilder, Jr.Johnnie James Wilder, Jr. was the co-founder and lead vocalist of the international R&B/funk group Heatwave. Heatwave was a popular group during the late 1970s, with hits such as "Boogie Nights", "Mind Blowing Decisions", "Always and Forever" and "The Groove Line", on which Wilder sang co-lead...
, 56, R&B musician, founder of HeatwaveHeatwave (band)Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
("Boogie Nights", "Always and Forever") http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/17/obit.wilder.ap/index.html - Jere Witter, 79, Southern California TV news reporter, complications of cancer. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14579978.htm
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- Ted BerkmanTed BerkmanTed Berkman was an American author, screenwriter and journalist best known for writing the screenplay for Bedtime for Bonzo.-Early life and career:...
, 92, author, scriptwriter (Bedtime for BonzoBedtime for BonzoBedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Fred de Cordova, starring future U.S. President Ronald Reagan. It revolves around the attempts of the central character, Professor Peter Boyd , to teach human morals to a chimpanzee, hoping to solve the "nature versus nurture" question...
). http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings30.1may30,1,5190257,print.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-californiaboard=general&action=display&thread=1148003217&page=1 - Richard Brickner, 72, American author. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/nyregion/21brickner.html
- Mony Dalmès, 91, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress, http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060512/en_afp/afpentertainmenttheatre_060512180950 - Hussein MaziqHussein MaziqHussein Yousef Maziq a Libyan politician was Prime Minister of Libya from 20 March 1965 to 2 July 1967. He was one of the most important men in the Kingdom era of Libya.-Family background:...
, 88, former prime ministerPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
& foreign minister of LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
http://www.rulers.org/2006-05.html - Gillespie V. "Sonny" MontgomeryGillespie V. MontgomeryGillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967–1997...
, 85, former U.S. representativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060512/ap_on_re_us/obit_montgomery_2 - Breandán Ó Dúill, 70, IrishRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
actor and broadcaster. http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0512/oduillb.html - Arthur PorgesArthur PorgesArthur Porges [pórdžIs], was an American author of numerous short stories, most notably in the 1950s and 1960s, though he continued to write and publish stories until his death.-Life:...
, 90, science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
writer. - Gustav Trampe, 74, German TV journalist. http://www.presseportal.de/text/story.htx?nr=823376
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- Yossi BanaiYossi BanaiYossi Banai was an Israeli performer, singer, actor, and dramatist.-Biography:Banai was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in the neighborhood of the Mahane Yehuda market...
, 74, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i singer and actor http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/14554562.htm - Bob Duff, 80, played 11 rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
tests for the All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
including being captain for two tests against the Springboks in 1956. http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=3745 - Melvin Lebetkin, 77, American lawyer convicted in the New York City Parking Violations Bureau scandal of the 1980s. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/nyregion/22lebetkin.html
- Byron MorrowByron MorrowByron Morrow was an American television and film actor, born in Chicago.His TV work ran from Peter Gunn in 1957 to Father Dowling Mysteries in 1991...
, 95, American TV and film character actor. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-09-06/ - Michael O'Leary, 70, former leader of the Irish Labour Party, drowned in a swimming pool. http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=182455110&p=y8z4558y6
- Floyd PattersonFloyd PattersonFloyd Patterson was an American heavyweight boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by...
, 71, former boxing heavyweight champion, Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
and prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4763233.stm - Ferdinando TacconiFerdinando TacconiFredinando Tacconi was an Italian comics artist.Tacconi was born in Milan. He earned a degree in Applied Arts from Castello Sforzesco...
, 83, Italian comics artist. http://www.afnews.info/public/afnews/viewnews.pl?newsid1147462271,72109,.htm - Michael TaliferroMichael TaliferroMichael Taliferro was an American film and television actor, sportsman and singer.-Personal life:Taliferro was born in Brooksville, Florida. He has an older brother, James Waldon Taliferro and two sisters, Olga and Cheryl Taliferro. Taliferro attended Texas Christian University. Taliferro never...
, 45, actor and American football player, stroke. http://eurweb.com/story/eur26324.cfm - Frankie ThomasFrankie ThomasFrank Marion Thomas, Jr. was an American actor, author and bridge-strategy expert who played both lead and supporting roles on Broadway, in films, in post-World War II radio, and in early television. He was best known for his starring role in Tom Corbett, Space Cadet.-Early years:Thomas was born...
, 85, American actor (Tom Corbett, Space CadetTom Corbett, Space CadetTom Corbett is the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s....
), stroke. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/arts/18thomas.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060517/ap_en_tv/obit_thomas_2
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- Ryspek Akmatbayev, Kyrgyz member of Parliament, shot. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4759301.stm
- Val GuestVal GuestVal Guest was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s.-Early life and career:He was born Valmond Maurice...
, 94, British film writer and director (The Quatermass XperimentThe Quatermass XperimentThe Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 British science fiction horror film. Made by Hammer Film Productions, it was based on the 1953 BBC Television serial The Quatermass Experiment written by Nigel Kneale. It was directed by Val Guest and stars Brian Donlevy as the eponymous Professor Bernard...
, Casino RoyaleCasino Royale (1967 film)Casino Royale is a 1967 comedy spy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is set as a satire of the James Bond film series and the spy genre, and is loosely based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel.The film stars David Niven as the...
) http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117943080&cs=1 - John HicksJohn Hicks (jazz pianist)John Josephus Hicks, Jr. was an American jazz pianist and composer, active in the New York and the international jazz scene from the mid-1960s.-Biography:...
, 64, American jazz pianist/composer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1773147,00.html - James KeoghJames KeoghJames Keogh , was a former executive editor of Time magazine and was the head of the White House speechwriting staff under Richard M. Nixon.-References:...
, 89, former executive editor of TimeTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
and speechwriter for US President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/nyregion/14Keogh.html - Georgy Korniyenko, 81, Russian diplomat and deputy to Foreign Minister Andrei GromykoAndrei GromykoAndrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet . Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1987. In the West he was given the...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/world/europe/13korniyenko.html - A.M. Rosenthal, 84, Executive Editor of the New York Times for 17 years, strokeStrokeA stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/nyregion/11rosenthalcnd.html?hp&ex=1147320000&en=922a372cd14093cc&ei=5094&partner=homepage - Sue Smith, 60s, first woman to host a current affairs program in Australia, mitochondrial myopathyMitochondrial diseaseMitochondrial diseases are a group of disorders caused by dysfunctional mitochondria, the organelles that are the "powerhouses" of the cell. Mitochondria are found in every cell of the human body except red blood cells...
. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19098008-5001028,00.html - SorayaSoraya (musician)Soraya was an American singer/songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.A successful Colombian music star, she had two number-one songs on Billboard's Latin Pop Airplay charts...
, 37, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n-AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
songwriter, guitarist, arranger, record producer, and singer, breast cancerBreast cancerBreast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. http://www.emol.com/noticias/todas/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=218648 - Volkmar Kurt Wentzel, 91, noted National Geographic photographer and archivist, heart attack. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/12/AR2006051202120.html
- Aleksandr ZinovyevAleksandr ZinovyevAleksandr Aleksandrovich Zinovyev was a prominent Russian logician and dissident writer of social critique....
, 83, Russian logician, sociologist and writer, brain cancer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4760109.stm
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- Adrian BennettAdrian BennettAdrian Frank Bennett was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the Transport Workers' Union and also sat on the councils of Canning Shire and its successor Canning Town...
, 73, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, MHRMembers of the Australian House of RepresentativesFollowing are lists of members of the Australian House of Representatives:*Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1901–1903*Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 1903–1906...
for Division of SwanDivision of SwanThe Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The division is named after the Swan River.For several decades, it has been a marginal seat, extending along the Swan and Canning Rivers from the affluent suburbs in the City of South Perth to the west, which...
(1969–75). http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2006-05-11.65.2 - Frank Boos, 70, appraiser on the Public Broadcasting ServicePublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
version of Antiques RoadshowAntiques RoadshowAntiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979...
, complications of vascular disease. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060512/NEWS11/60512009 - Corey EngenCorey EngenCorey Engen was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the intermountain west, primarily in Utah and Idaho.-Biography:Corey was a ski jumper...
, 90, Captain of the U.S. Nordic skiingNordic skiingNordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
team at the 1948 Winter Olympics1948 Winter OlympicsThe 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
, complications of pneumoniaPneumoniaPneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420AP_UT_Obit_Engen.html - Jerzy FicowskiJerzy FicowskiJerzy Ficowski was a Polish poet, writer and translator .- Biography and works :During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, Ficowski who lived in Włochy near Warsaw was a member of the Polish resistance...
, 81, PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
poet, writer and translator.http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1790944,00.html - Pietro GarineiPietro GarineiPietro Garinei was an Italian playwright, actor, and songwriter.-Biography:Garinei was born at Trieste and graduated in pharmacy...
, 87, ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and lyricist of "Arrivederci Roma" and other songs. http://arts.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1162722.php/Italy`s_father_of_the_stage_musical_dies - Ruth Gay, 86, American author of books on Jewish life. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/books/11gay.html
- Edouard JaguerEdouard JaguerEdouard Jaguer was a French poet and art critic linked with the surrealist movement.He was born on 8 August 1924 in Paris and died on 9 May 2006 in Paris.He was involved with many groups and revues including:* La Main a la Plume...
, French poet and art critic. http://forum.psrabel.com/index.html?biografien/jaguer.html - Juan Mendez, 41, Puerto Rican writer, complications due to AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
(heart attack) http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_519/juanmendezisdeadat41.html - Harold Robinson, first black scholarship American football player for the Kansas State WildcatsKansas State WildcatsKansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...
and in the Big SevenBig 12 ConferenceThe Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/colleges/14573478.htm - Bob Rogers, former Texas A&MTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
basketball coach. http://blogs.chron.com/big12/archives/2006/05/former_am_baske.html - Robert J. Schwartz, 88, American stockbroker and founder of Economists for Peace and SecurityEconomists for Peace and SecurityEconomists for Peace and Security is a United Nations-registered, New York-based NGO which links economists interested in peace and security issues. Inspired by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, it was founded in 1989 as Economists Against the Arms Race , before becoming...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/19/business/19schwartz.html - Tony WardTony Ward (Australian actor)Tony Ward was an Australian television actor and current affairs reporter. He is regarded as Australian television's original action star, on Hunter, and was an inaugural reporter on two national current affairs programs, Seven Days and A Current Affair.-Life:Anthony John Ward was born in Sydney,...
, 82, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n actor and journalist, cancer. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19076586-29277,00.html
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- Philip Barberio, 60, visual effects veteran, multiple myeloma http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117943643?categoryid=25&cs=1&nid=2562
- Scott Geoffrion, 40, Former NHRA ProStock World Championship runner-up, apparent heart attack. http://www.nhra.com/apcm/templates/news_template.asp?articleid=12299&zoneid=8
- Lovana JonesLovana JonesLovana S. 'Lou' Jones served as an Illinois State Representative for nearly 20 years, and was known for speaking up for abused and neglected children. On April 3, 2011, a new Metra train station was opened at 35th Street on the Rock Island District line that will be named after her, called 35th...
, 68, Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois House of RepresentativesIllinois House of RepresentativesThe Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
, represented the 26th District since 1987, undisclosed causes. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060509lovana-jones,1,6836728.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true - John KimbroughJohn KimbroughJohn Kimbrough was a college athlete, a member of the Texas Legislature, the star of two western movies and a rancher. His older brother Frank Kimbrough served as head football coach at Baylor and West Texas A&M.-Football:...
, 87, College Hall of Fame American football player with Texas A&MTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
and state legislator, pneumonia. http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/9428262 - George Lutz, 59, owner of the Amityville HorrorThe Amityville HorrorThe Amityville Horror: A True Story is a book by Jay Anson, published in September 1977. It is also the basis of a series of films released between 1979 and 2005...
house. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/obituaries/11lutz.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195022,00.html - Pualani Mossman, 89, expert Hawaiian hula dancer and poster girl, natural causes http://www.local6.com/news/9196085/detail.html
- Pule Patrick "Ace" NtsoelengoePatrick NtsoelengoePatrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe was one of the most talented soccer players ever from South Africa, he played 11 seasons in the North American Soccer League, beginning in 1973 with the Miami Toros...
, 50, South African soccer player with the Minnesota KicksMinnesota KicksMinnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos...
and Kaizer Chiefs, unknown causes. http://www.dispatch.co.za/2006/05/09/Sport/ace.html - Barbara Schwartz, 58, American painter. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/arts/11schwartz.html
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- Steve Bender, 59, record producer and member of Dschinghis KhanDschinghis KhanDschinghis Khan was a West German pop band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name, written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger....
. - Richard CarletonRichard CarletonRichard George Carleton was a multi-Logie Award winning Australian television journalist.-Education:Carleton was born in Bowral, New South Wales...
, 62, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television journalist (60 Minutes), heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19058684-5001028,00.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/07/1146940401225.html?from=top5 - Joan C. EdwardsJoan C. EdwardsJoan C. Edwards was a New Orleans jazz singer and well-known West Virginia-based philanthropist.- Biography :Born Joan Cavill in London, England, she moved to New Orleans at the age of four...
, 87, American philanthropist, liver cancer. http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/060509-staff-edwards.html - Lawrence Lader, 86, American author and abortion rights activist. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/nyregion/10lader.html
- Stella SigcauStella SigcauPrincess Stella Sigcau is best known as a Minister in the South African Government. Sigcau was also the first female Prime Minister of the Transkei before being deposed in a military coup in 1987....
, 69, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Public Works MinisterSouth African Ministry of Public WorksThe Department of Public Works is one of the ministries of the South African government. It is responsible for providing accommodation and property management services to all the other ministries of the South African government...
, heart-related problems. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=271046&area=/obituaries/ - Jocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of GlaisdaleJocelyn Simon, Baron Simon of GlaisdaleJocelyn Edward Salis Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale, QC, DL, PC known as Jack Simon, was as a Law Lord in the United Kingdom, having been, by turns, a barrister, a commissioned officer in the British Army, a barrister again, a Conservative Party politician, a government minister, and a judge.He...
, 95, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
minister and Lord of Appeal in OrdinaryLord of Appeal in OrdinaryLords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the House of Lords of the United Kingdom in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters...
. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2169879,00.html - Machiko SogaMachiko Sogawas a Japanese voice actress and actress.- Life and career :Machiko had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was “discovered” after doing a play in Tokyo Center...
, 68, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese seiyūSeiyuVoice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
and actress and tokusatsuTokusatsuis a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
legend (Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, etc.), pancreatic cancer. http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=87019
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- Lillian AsplundLillian AsplundLillian Gertrud Asplund was one of the last three living survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912; and more importantly, the last surviving person with memories of the disaster, as the other two last survivors were less than one year old at the time of the sinking.-Early...
, 99, last AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
survivor of the Titanic sinking, died in sleep. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12675494/?GT1=8199 - Konstantin BeskovKonstantin BeskovKonstantin Ivanovich Beskov was a Soviet/Russian football player and manager.Beskov was born in Moscow. He played for Dynamo Moscow as forward, scoring 126 goals, and after finishing his playing career he became a successful manager who coached Dynamo and their rivals Spartak as well as the USSR...
, 85, SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
/RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n footballer and manager. http://lenta.ru/news/2006/05/06/beskov/ - Wing Commander John Coxen, 46, Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, most senior British Officer killed in Iraq to date http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4983578.stm - Shigeru KayanoShigeru Kayanowas one of the last native speakers of the Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan.- Early life :...
, 79, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese AinuAinu peopleThe , also called Aynu, Aino , and in historical texts Ezo , are indigenous people or groups in Japan and Russia. Historically they spoke the Ainu language and related varieties and lived in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin...
activist http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200605080101.html - Chen LiChen LiChen Li , was the second and the last emperor of Dahan regime in late Yuan Dynasty in China. He reigned for two years from 1363 - 1364 before forced to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang. He was then created Marquis Guide. In 1372, he was sent to Korea and died there...
, 77, former editor of the China DailyChina DailyThe China Daily is an English language daily newspaper published in the People's Republic of China.- Overview :China Daily was established in June 1981 and has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in the country...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/14529455.htm - Dick Magoffin, 69, Australian folklorist known for his research on "Waltzing MatildaWaltzing Matilda"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's most widely known bush ballad. A country folk song, the song has been referred to as "the unofficial national anthem of Australia"....
", cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries.cfm?id=800732006 - Steven MarshallSteven MarshallSteven Spence Marshall is an Australian politician representing the seat of Norwood in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election....
, 58, American sound engineer and musician, inventor of the Marshall Time Modulator and revectorization. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/arts/20marshall.html - Grant McLennanGrant McLennanGrant William McLennan was an Australian singer-songwriter with the alternative rock band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977...
, 48, lead singer of The Go-BetweensThe Go-BetweensThe Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
, suspected heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.go-betweens.net/ - Flt Lt Sarah Mulvihill, 32, first British servicewoman to be killed in action in Iraq. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4983578.stm
- Erdal Öz, 71, TurkishTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
publisher. http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=122545 - František PeřinaFrantišek PerinaWing Commander General František Peřina was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French Armee de l'Air, who also served twice with Britain's Royal Air Force.-Biography:...
, 95, Czechoslovak fighter pilot who served in the British Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2169787,00.html - Herbert Raditschnig, 71, GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cameraman and film documentarian http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=11129 - Pattabhi Rama Reddy, 87, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n moviemaker, complications from a prolonged illness http://www.ndtvmovies.com/newstory.asp?section=Movies&id=4660 http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1028037&CatID=2 - Lorne SaxbergLorne SaxbergLorne Saxberg was a Canadian television journalist and one of many on-air anchors on CBC Newsworld.Saxberg was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and joined the CBC's radio arm. As host of Ontario Morning in the late 1980s, he was known for his keen mind, calm demeanour, and melodious voice...
, 48, Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC) broadcaster. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cbc/s/07052006/3/canada-cbc-broadcaster-lorne-saxberg-dies.html - Sister Rose TheringSister Rose TheringSister Rose Thering, O.P., was a Roman Catholic Dominican Religious Sister, who gained note as an activist against antisemitism, educator and a professor of Catholic-Jewish dialogue at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.Rose Elizabeth Thering was born in Plain, Wisconsin, the sixth of 11 children...
, 85, Roman Catholic nunNunA nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
and professor at Seton Hall UniversitySeton Hall UniversitySeton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/nyregion/08thering.html
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- Naushad AliNaushadNaushad Ali was an Indian musician. He was one of the foremost music directors for Bollywood films, and is particularly known for popularizing the use of classical music in films.His first film as an independent music director was Prem Nagar in 1940...
, 86, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1691111,00110005.htm - Larry Attebery, 73, Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
television news broadcaster, pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=4889490&nav=1sW7 - George Frem, 72, former LebaneseLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
cabinet minister, philanthropist, industrialist http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2006/05/frem_will_be_mi.php - George Roche IIIGeorge Roche IIIGeorge Charles Roche III was the 11th president of Hillsdale College, serving from 1971 to 1999. Although Roche led Hillsdale out of a near financial collapse and raised the college to national prominence, his contributions are often overshadowed by a scandal surrounding an alleged affair between...
, 70, former President of Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale CollegeHillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...
, probable heart attack. http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/NEWS11/605090431 - Atıf YılmazAtif YilmazAtıf Yılmaz Batıbeki was a renowned Turkish Kurdish film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was almost a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenplays and produced 28 movies since 1951. He was active in almost every period of the Turkish...
, 80, TurkishTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriterScreenwriterScreenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
http://www.metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20060508-043353-7853r http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=122536 - Joyce Nsubuga, 59, UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n doctor. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1151273412845&call_pageid=968350130169&col=969483202845
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- Alejandra BoeroAlejandra BoeroAlejandra Boero was an Argentine theater actress and director born in Buenos Aires.Her career started in 1942 at the La Máscara theater. In 1950 she founded Nuevo Teatro, an institution that aimed to renew stage forms and built two theaters in Buenos Aires...
, 88, Argentine theater actress, director and teacher, pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary hypertensionIn medicine, pulmonary hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, together known as the lung vasculature, leading to shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and other symptoms, all of which are exacerbated by exertion...
. http://www.buenosairesherald.com/argentina/note.jsp?idContent=277304, http://www.lanacion.com.ar/EdicionImpresa/espectaculos/nota.asp?nota_id=803456 - Jim DelsingJim DelsingJames Henry Delsing was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for -tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19,...
, 80, American Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/sports/baseball/09delsing.html - Luba Kadison, 99, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n-born actress in Yiddish theater. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/theater/09buloff.html - Hossein Kasbian, 73, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian film actor. http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0605075348102339.htm - Jack Perlmutter, 86, American artist. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/13/AR2006051301105.html
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- Karel AppelKarel AppelChristiaan Karel Appel was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s...
, 85, DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
COBRACOBRA (avant-garde movement)COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen , Brussels , Amsterdam .-History:...
painter. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,170-2169990,00.html - Rosita FernandezRosita FernandezRosita Fernandez , named "San Antonio's First Lady of Song" by Lady Bird Johnson, was a Tejano music singer, radio star, actress and humanitarian. She was born in Monterrey, Mexico and received her early education in Laredo, Texas...
, 88, TexanTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
singer, member of the Tejano Music Hall of Fame. http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/stories/MYSA050406.01A.rosita.80aa1dd.html - Lars-Erik Jonsson, 46, Swedish opera tenor http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.klassik.com/aktuell/news/rubrik.cfm%3FRID%3D6&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Lars-Erik%2BJonsson%2522%2B%252Bopera%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN
- Pramod MahajanPramod MahajanPramod Venkatesh Mahajan was a prominent Indian politician. He was one of the most powerful second generation leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and, at the time of his death, was locked in a power struggle over who would take over the reins of the BJP when the current aging leadership...
, 56, general secretary of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
, gunshot wounds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4968866.stm - Howard Thomas MarkeyHoward Thomas MarkeyHoward Thomas Markey was an American jurist who served as the first chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is often credited with establishing that court's renown and competence in intellectual property law...
, 85, American federal judge and U.S. Air Force major general, first chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit-Vacancies and pending nominations:-List of former judges:-Chief judges:Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/05/us/05markey.html - Earl WoodsEarl WoodsEarl Dennison Woods was a US Army infantry officer who served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a college-level baseball player and writer, but is best remembered as the father of professional golfer Tiger Woods...
, 74, father and former coach of U.S. golfer Tiger WoodsTiger WoodsEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, prostate cancerProstate cancerProstate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
http://www.tigerwoods.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=327330&iType=6245
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- Joseph Lewis ClarkJoseph Lewis ClarkJoseph Lewis Clark, , was executed by the State of Ohio. He was the 21st person executed by Ohio since the state resumed executions in 1999...
, 57, convicted AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
murderer, executed in OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/02/lethal.injection.reut/index.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/4968022.stm - Luigi GriffantiLuigi GriffantiLuigi Griffanti was an Italian footballer. Nicknamed "Saracinesca", he was goalkeeper for Vigevano, Fiorentina, Torino, Venezia in 1930s and 1940s. He earned two caps for the Italy national football team in 1942....
, 89, ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
footballer, goalkeeper of ACF FiorentinaACF FiorentinaACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
in the 1940s1940sFile:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
http://www.fiorentina.it/notizia.asp?IDNotizia=40160 - Sam Mokuahi, Jr.Sam Mokuahi, Jr.Sam "Steamboat" Mokuahi, Jr., or simply Sammy Steamboat, was an American professional wrestler whose career spanned from the 1950s through to the 1970s....
, also known as "Sammy Steamboat", 71, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an professional wrestler, complications from Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/SPORTS01/605040317/1189/SPORTS - Louis RukeyserLouis RukeyserLouis Richard "Lou" Rukeyser was an American financial journalist, columnist, and commentator, through print, radio, and television....
, 73, business and economics expert, multiple myelomaMultiple myelomaMultiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...
. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1916450 - Juan Ramón SalgadoJuan Ramón SalgadoJuan Ramòn Salgado Caves was a Liberal politician from Honduras. He was fatally shot by an unknown gunman.Salgado served as the deputy leader of the governing Liberal Party and was also the mayor of Trujillo....
, 45, HonduranHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
congressional deputyNational Congress of HondurasThe National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The current President of the National Congress of Honduras is Juan Orlando Hernández. Its members are 128 deputies, who are elected on a proportional representation...
, gunshot wounds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4967886.stm - Professor Norair N. Taschian, 75, Professor of Russian Literature, Russian Language and Comparative Literature at San Francisco State University for 40 years. Cancer.http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/cmemo/spring06/may15.htm
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- Jay Presson AllenJay Presson AllenJay Presson Allen was an American screenwriter, playwright, stage director, television producer and novelist. Known for her withering wit and sometimes-off-color wisecracks, she was one of the few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession...
, 84, American screenwriter, strokeStrokeA stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/theater/02allen.html - Ed CaseyEd CaseyEdmund Denis Casey was best known as a former leader of the Australian Labor Party in Queensland between 1978 and 1982. He also served as Primary Industries Minister in the government of Wayne Goss between 1989 and 1995...
, 73, former QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
leader, stroke. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18998590-1248,00.html - George F. Haines, 82, American Olympic swimming coach, complications from a strokeStrokeA stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/sports/othersports/03haines.html - John Edward Hawkins, known as Big HawkBig HawkJohn Edward Hawkins , better known as H.A.W.K. or Big Hawk was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Screw's rap group the Screwed Up Click.-Biography:...
, 36, Houston-based rapper, shot to death. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002426505 - Joseph S. IsemanJoseph S. IsemanJoseph S. Iseman was a Yale Law School-educated attorney and educator known for his work with National Television, Children's Television Workshop, also known as Sesame Workshop, and Bennington College , as well as the American University of Paris, where he served for a time as the vice chair...
, 89, lawyer, educator and former president of Bennington CollegeBennington CollegeBennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont, USA. The college was founded in 1932 as a women's college and became co-educational in 1969.-History:-Early years:...
, cardiac arrestCardiac arrestCardiac arrest, is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/nyregion/01iseman.html?ex=1147233600&en=98b0ddafc7f7f0bf&ei=5070 - Betsy Jones-MorelandBetsy Jones-MorelandBetsy Jones-Moreland was an American actress.She was born as Mary Elizabeth Jones in Brooklyn, New York, and began her career in small roles in the mid-1950s, appearing in several Roger Corman films, including a lead role in Last Woman on Earth...
, 76, film and television actress, cancer. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429506 - Rob LaceyRob LaceyRob Lacey was a British actor, storyteller and author of the word on the street and The Liberator.- Background :...
, 43, stage actor and award-winning Christian author, bladder cancerBladder cancerBladder cancer is any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine; it is located in the pelvis...
http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/life/Rob_Lacey_Dies/21400/p1/ - Rauno LehtinenRauno LehtinenRauno Väinämö Lehtinen vas a Finnish conductor and composer. He composed the 1960s hit Letkis which was based on a folk-dance. Letkis was recorded in over 92 countries....
, 74, Finnish composer http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6018 - Johnny Paris, 65, American saxophonist (Johnny & the Hurricanes) http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/NEWS13/605040481/-1/NEWS
- Bruce PetersonBruce PetersonBruce Peterson was a test pilot for NASA.A native of Washburn, North Dakota, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles, and California Polytechnic State University...
, 72, American test pilot and engineer, known for surviving the crash of the M2-F2Northrop M2-F2|-See also:-External links:***** of Peterson's crash...
and inspiring the TV-series The Six Million Dollar ManThe Six Million Dollar ManThe Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for the OSI...
. http://www.physorg.com/news65885579.html - Raúl Francisco Primatesta, 87, retired Cardinal Archbishop of Córdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-p.htm#Primatesta