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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
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.
Eduard Strauch
German ss, security police and security service commander and convicted war criminal.
Born August 17th, 1906 in Essen. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1955 at 49 years old in Uccle.
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]
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.
Dorothy Jordan
American actress (1906-1988).
Born August 9th, 1906 in Clarksville.
Died December 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Shakuntala Paranjpye
Indian actress (1906-2000).
Born January 17th, 1906.
Died May 3rd, 2000 at 94 years old
Pierre Fournier
French cellist (1906–1986).
Born June 24th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [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. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1974 at 68 years old in Dortmund.
Tom Waring
English footballer (1906-1980).
Born October 12th, 1906 in England.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 74 years old in Birkenhead.
Warren Hymer
American actor (1906–1948).
Born February 25th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 25th, 1948 at 42 years old in Los Angeles.
Roman Karmen
Soviet cameraman and film director (1906-1978).
Born November 29th, 1906 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
Turkish writer of short stories and poetry (1906-1954).
Born November 23rd, 1906 in Adapazarı.
Died May 11th, 1954 at 47 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Haruko Sugimura
Japanese actress (1909–1997).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Hiroshima.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Zinka Milanov
Croatian opera singer.
Born May 17th, 1906 in Zagreb.
Died May 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City.
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister (1906–1985).
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Châtenay-Malabry.
Gusztáv Sebes
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1986 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Lowell Gilmore
American actor (1906-1960).
Born December 20th, 1906 in Saint Paul.
Died January 31st, 1960 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Dorothy Christy
American actress (1900–1977).
Born May 26th, 1906 in Reading.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
Rudolf Schündler
German actor (1906–1988).
Born April 17th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died December 12th, 1988 at 82 years old in Munich.
Stig Wennerström
Swedish spy (1906–2006).
Born August 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm.
Died March 21st, 2006 at 99 years old in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Alice Kober
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
Muggsy Spanier
American musician (1901-1967).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sausalito.
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