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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Rose Hobart
Actress (1906-2000).
Born May 1st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2000 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Alexey Stakhanov
Soviet miner, namesake of stakhanovite movement (1906-1977).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Lugovaya.
Died November 5th, 1977 at 71 years old in Chystiakove (multiple sclerosis).
Jacques Pills
French actor and singer (1906–1970).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Tulle. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 64 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erik Rhodes
American actor and singer (1906–1990).
Born February 10th, 1906 in El Reno.
Died February 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Oklahoma City (pneumonia).
Kazuo Ohno
Japanese dancer and choreographer (1906-2010).
Born October 27th, 1906 in Hakodate.
Died June 1st, 2010 at 103 years old in Yokohama (respiratory failure). [ref]
Igor Moiseyev
Soviet dancer (1906–2007).
Born January 21st, 1906 in Kyiv.
Died November 2nd, 2007 at 101 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Eva Zeisel
Hungarian artist, industrial designer (1906–2011).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 105 years old in New York City, New City. [ref]
Thomas S. Gates, Jr.
American diplomat (1906-1983).
Born April 10th, 1906 in Germantown.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 76 years old in Philadelphia.
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Iranian grand ayatollah (1906-1986).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Tabriz.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
Nii Amaa Ollennu
Judge, former speaker of the parliament and former acting president of ghana (1906-1986).
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 80 years old
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Culver City.
Jean Dieudonné
French mathematician.
Born July 1st, 1906 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1992 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eleanor Alice Burford
English novelist.
Born September 1st, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1993 at 86 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Luo Ruiqing
Chinese general, politician (1906-1978).
Born May 31st, 1906 in Nanchong.
Died August 3rd, 1978 at 72 years old in Heidelberg.
Jacques Becker
French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960).
Born September 15th, 1906 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 21st, 1960 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (iron overload).
Willa Brown
American pilot and aviation educator (1906-1992).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Glasgow.
Died July 18th, 1992 at 86 years old in Chicago.
June Collyer
American film actress (1906–1968).
Born August 19th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Richard Whorf
American actor (1906-1966).
Born June 4th, 1906 in Winthrop. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1966 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Leray
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born November 7th, 1906 in Chantenay-sur-Loire.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 92 years old in La Baule-Escoublac.
Antal Doráti
Hungarian-born conductor and composer.
Born April 9th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died November 13th, 1988 at 82 years old in Gerzensee.
Stuart Milner-Barry
British codebreaker, civil servant, and chess player (1906–1995).
Born September 20th, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1995 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor (1906–1977).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Pedro Vargas
Mexican singer and actor (1906-1989).
Born April 29th, 1906 in San Miguel de Allende. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle