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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Franz Rademacher
German diplomat and nazi government official.
Born February 20th, 1906 in Neustrelitz.
Died March 17th, 1973 at 67 years old in Bonn.
Greta Nissen
Actress (1906 – 1988).
Born January 30th, 1906 in Oslo.
Died May 15th, 1988 at 82 years old in Montecito (Parkinson's disease).
Musa Cälil
Soviet poet.
Born February 15th, 1906 in Mostafa.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Paul Creston
American composer (1906–1985).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Manhattan.
Died August 24th, 1985 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham
British politician (1906–1990).
Born November 6th, 1906 in Bromley.
Died March 13th, 1990 at 83 years old in London.
Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician.
Born January 31st, 1906 in Phillips County.
Died July 17th, 1983 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombian journalist and politician (1906-1990).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Bogotá.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 83 years old in Bogotá.
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Venezuelan writer, politician, diplomat and journalist (1907-2001).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Caracas. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maurice Ewing
Geophysicist and oceanographer (1906-1974).
Born May 12th, 1906 in Floyd County.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 67 years old in Galveston.
Fritz Katzmann
German general (1906-1957).
Born May 6th, 1906 in Langendreer.
Died September 19th, 1957 at 51 years old in Darmstadt.
Boris Kaufman
American cinematographer.
Born August 24th, 1906 in Białystok.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Grace Williams
Welsh composer (1906-1977).
Born February 19th, 1906 in Barry.
Died February 10th, 1977 at 70 years old in Barry.
Elisabeth Lutyens
British composer.
Born July 9th, 1906 in London, Bloomsbury.
Died April 14th, 1983 at 76 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906-1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
Adetokunbo Ademola
Nigerian jurist (1906–1993).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Abeokuta.
Died January 29th, 1993 at 86 years old in Lagos.
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
Irish writer.
Born January 4th, 1906 in An Spidéal.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 64 years old in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess (1906–2001).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 15th, 2001 at 94 years old in Valley Cottage.
Pierre Billotte
French general and politician (1906–1992).
Born March 8th, 1906 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 29th, 1992 at 86 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
André Kostolany
Hungarian-born french stock broker (1906–1999).
Born February 9th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 1999 at 93 years old in Paris.
Bud Freeman
American musician (1906–1991).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died March 15th, 1991 at 84 years old in Chicago.
Herbert Wehner
German politician (kpd, spd) (1906-1990).
Born July 11th, 1906 in Dresden. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1990 at 83 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Dorothy Jordan
Actress (1906-1988).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Clarksville. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carl Benjamin Boyer
American mathematician and historian (1906–1976).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Hellertown.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City.
Walter Blume
Einsatzgruppen ss officer and holocaust perpetrator (1906-1974).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Dortmund.
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Pierre Fournier
French cellist.
Born June 24th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [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