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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Gerhard Engel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1906-1976).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Guben.
Died December 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Munich.
Egon Zill
Concentration camp commandant (1906-1974).
Born March 28th, 1906 in Plauen.
Died October 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Munich.
Denis de Rougemont
Swiss writer (1906-1985).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Couvet.
Died December 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Ahn Eak-tai
South korean composer (1906–1965).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Pyongyang.
Died September 16th, 1965 at 58 years old in Mallorca.
Glen Gray
American musician (1906–1963).
Born June 7th, 1906 in Metamora.
Died August 23rd, 1963 at 57 years old in Plymouth (lymphoma).
Sidney Kingsley
American writer (1906-1995).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 88 years old in Oakland.
Kane Richmond
American actor (1906-1973).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Minneapolis.
Died March 22nd, 1973 at 66 years old in Corona del Mar.
Loyal Griggs
American cinematographer (1906-1978).
Born August 15th, 1906 in Sanilac County.
Died May 6th, 1978 at 71 years old in Laguna Hills.
Walter Battiss
South african painter (1906-1982).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaNojoli.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 76 years old in Port Shepstone (myocardial infarction).
Daniil Andreyev
Russian writer, poet, mystic (1906–1959).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Grunewald.
Died March 30th, 1959 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Serge Poliakoff
French painter (1900–1969).
Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
Greek eastern orthodox monk and saint.
Born February 20th, 1906.
Died December 2nd, 1991 at 85 years old in Mount Athos.
Russell Metty
American cinematographer (1906–1978).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in Los Angeles.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Canoga Park.
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince (1906–1996).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
Soviet chief marshal of armored forces (1906–1977).
Born February 18th, 1906 in Çardaqlı.
Died November 1st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Mauri Rose
American racing driver.
Born May 26th, 1906 in Columbus.
Died January 1st, 1981 at 74 years old in Royal Oak.
Jeanette Loff
American actress (1906–1942).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Orofino.
Died August 4th, 1942 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (ammonia exposure).
Juan Modesto
Spanish general (1906–1969).
Born September 24th, 1906 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died April 16th, 1969 at 62 years old in Prague.
Panampilly Govinda Menon
Indian politician (1906-1970).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Thrissur district.
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 63 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Walter Legge
English classical music producer (1906–1979).
Born June 1st, 1906 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Óscar Domínguez
Spanish surrealist painter (1906–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1957 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
President of madagascar (1906-1979).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Antananarivo.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Paris.
Riadh Sombati
Egyptian singer.
Born November 30th, 1906 in Faraskur.
Died September 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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