Famous People Who Died in October 2006

Oct 6 Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (Kansas City Monarchs, 1st African-American coach in Major League Baseball), dies at 94

Oct 6 Wilson Tucker, American writer (b. 1914)
Oct 6 Alex L. Shigo, American Biologist and Plant Pathologist, dies at 76
Oct 6 Valentin Muratov, Russian gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver medals 1952, 1956 Olympics), dies at 78
Oct 7 Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and human rights activist, dies at 48
Oct 9 Paul Hunter, English snooker player (Masters 2001, 02, 04), dies from neuroendocrine tumours at 27
Oct 9 Raymond Noorda, American co-founder and long time CEO of Novell (b. 1924)
Oct 10 Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (b. 1932)
Oct 10 Ian Scott, Canadian politician (b. 1934)
Oct 11 Cory Lidle, American baseball pitcher (b. 1972)
Oct 11 Howard Kerzner, Chief Executive Officer of Kerzner International (b. 1964)
Oct 11 Benito Martínez, Haitan born Cuban who claimed to be the oldest living person at 126 (b. 1880)
Oct 12 Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. 1919)
Oct 13 Wang Guangmei, Chinese first lady (b. 1921)
Oct 14 Jared Anderson, American bassist (b. 1975)
Oct 14 Freddy Fender, American musician ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls"), dies at 69
Oct 14 Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (b. 1919)
Oct 14 Nancy Lynn, American aviator (b. 1956)
Oct 14 Gerry Studds, American politician (b. 1937)
Oct 15 Derek Bond, British actor (Nicholas Nickelby, Armchair Theatre), dies at 86
Oct 16 Valentín Paniagua Corazao, Ex President of Peru (b. 1936)

Oct 16 Ross Davidson, British actor (b. 1949)
Oct 16 Tommy Johnson, American tubist (b. 1935)
Oct 16 Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (b. 1921)
Oct 17 Daniel Emilfork, French actor (b. 1924)
Oct 17 Christopher Glenn, American newscaster (b. 1938)
Oct 18 Mario Francesco Cardinal Pompedda (b. 1929)
Oct 18 Anna Russell, English music satirist and composer, dies at 94
Oct 19 James Glennon, American cinematographer, dies at 64
Oct 19 Phyllis Kirk [Kirkegaard], American actress (Thin Man, Red Button's Show), dies at 79

Oct 20 Jane Wyatt, American actress (Father Knows Best), dies at 96

Oct 20 Frank Vicari, American jazz, session, and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson; Woody Herman; Tom Waits; Saturday Night Live), dies at 75
Oct 21 Rene Gerber, Swiss composer, dies at 98
Oct 22 Choi Kyu-hah, President of South Korea, dies at 87
Oct 22 Arthur Hill, Canadian actor (Owen Marshall, Glitter), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 84
Oct 22 Richard Mayes, British actor (Doctor Who, Emmerdale), dies of a stroke at 83
Oct 23 Lebo Mathosa, South African entertainer (b. 1977)
Oct 24 Enolia McMillan, American civil rights activist (b. 1904)
Oct 24 William Montgomery Watt, Islamic studies scholar, orientalist and historian (b. 1909)
Oct 26 Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director (b. 1924)
Oct 27 Joe Niekro, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1979; NL wins leader 1979; Houston Astros; World Series 1987; NY Yankees), dies from a brain aneurysm at 61
Oct 27 Brad Will, American anarchist and independent journalist (b. 1970)
Oct 27 Marlin McKeever, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1966; LA Rams), dies from injuries suffered in a fall at 66

Oct 28 Red Auerbach, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach, general manager (Boston Celtics, 9-time NBA champion), dies of a heart attack at 89

Oct 28 Trevor Berbick, Jamaican professional boxer, dies at 52
Oct 28 Marijohn Wilkin, American songwriter (One Day at a Time), dies of heart disease at 86
Oct 29 Mohammadu Maccido, 18th Sultan of Sokoto (b. 1928)
Oct 30 Junji Kinoshita, Japanese playwright (b. 1914)
Oct 30 Clifford Geertz, American anthropologist (symbolic anthropology), dies at 80

Oct 31 P. W. Botha, President of South Africa (1984-89) and Prime Minister (19778-84), dies at 90