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In the year 1906
841 Notable birthdays
Wolfgang Staudte
German film director (1906-1984).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Saarbrücken.
Died January 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Žigrski Vrh.
Markos Vafiadis
Greek politician (1906-1992).
Born January 28th, 1906 in Tosya.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 86 years old in Athens.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
South african zulu poet, novelist, and educator (1906–1947).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaDukuza.
Died October 26th, 1947 at 41 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Ann Ronell
American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.
Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.
Dorothy Appleby
American actress (1906-1990).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Portland.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 84 years old in Long Island.
Hans Möser
Ss-obersturmführer.
Born April 7th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 26th, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Lyda Roberti
Actress (1906-1938).
Born May 20th, 1906 in Warsaw.
Died March 12th, 1938 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Victor Hasselblad
Swedish photographer and inventor (1906–1978).
Born March 8th, 1906 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1978 at 72 years old in Onsala. [ref]
Walter Zinn
Nuclear physicist (1906–2000).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Kitchener.
Died February 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Safety Harbor.
Carmen Mory
Swiss-nazi german spy and kapo (1906-1947).
Born July 2nd, 1906 in Adelboden.
Died April 9th, 1947 at 40 years old in Hamburg.
Dimitri Amilakhvari
French military officer and lieutenant colonel of the french foreign legion (1906–1942).
Born October 31st, 1906 in Chermen.
Died October 24th, 1942 at 35 years old in El Alamein.
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Charles Arnt
Actor (1906-1990).
Born August 20th, 1906 in Michigan City.
Died August 6th, 1990 at 83 years old in Orcas Island (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer).
Raymond Sommer
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1906 in Mouzon. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1950 at 44 years old in Cadours. [ref]
Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
Greek eastern orthodox monk and saint.
Born February 20th, 1906.
Died December 2nd, 1991 at 85 years old in Mount Athos.
Noel Francis
American stage actor (1906-1959).
Born August 31st, 1906 in Temple.
Died October 30th, 1959 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.
Samad Vurgun
Azerbaijani-soviet writer (1906-1956).
Born March 21st, 1906 in Yukhary Salahly.
Died May 27th, 1956 at 50 years old in Baku (lung cancer).
Gábor Péter
Hungarian communist politician (1906–1993).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Újfehértó.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Sergei Gerasimov
Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor (1906-1985).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Kundravy.
Died November 26th, 1985 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Mathematician (1906–1995).
Born August 30th, 1906 in Olomouc.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 89 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Peter Blume
American artist (1906-1992).
Born October 27th, 1906 in Smarhon.
Died November 30th, 1992 at 86 years old in New Milford.
Elsie Widdowson
British nutritionist (1906–2000).
Born October 21st, 1906 in Wallington.
Died June 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eraldo Monzeglio
Italian footballer and manager (1906-1981).
Born June 5th, 1906 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Turin.
Milutin Ivković
Serbian footballer (1906-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died May 25th, 1943 at 37 years old in Jajinci.
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