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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Riad Al Sunbati
Egyptian composer and musician (1906–1981).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Faraskur.
Died September 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Markos Vafiadis
Greek politician (1906-1992).
Born January 28th, 1906 in Tosya.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 86 years old in Athens.
Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-american philosopher (1906-1987).
Died April 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Iowa City.
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).
Einar Haugen
American linguist (1906-1994).
Born April 19th, 1906 in Sioux City.
Died June 20th, 1994 at 88 years old
Walter Zinn
Nuclear physicist (1906–2000).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Kitchener.
Died February 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Safety Harbor.
Jean Sablon
French actor-singer (1906-1994).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 87 years old in Cannes.
Dorothy Appleby
American actress (1906-1990).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Portland.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 84 years old in Long Island.
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.
Wolfgang Staudte
German film director (1906-1984).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Saarbrücken.
Died January 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Žigrski Vrh.
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]
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.
Hans Möser
Ss-obersturmführer.
Born April 7th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 26th, 1948 at 42 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
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.
Olga Taussky-Todd
Mathematician (1906–1995).
Born August 30th, 1906 in Olomouc.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 89 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Fred Lawrence Whipple
American astronomer.
Born November 5th, 1906 in Red Oak.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Lyda Roberti
Actress (1906-1938).
Born May 20th, 1906 in Warsaw.
Died March 12th, 1938 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
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.
Raymond Sommer
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1906 in Mouzon. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1950 at 44 years old in Cadours. [ref]
Gábor Péter
Hungarian communist politician (1906–1993).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Újfehértó.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 86 years old in Budapest.
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).
Jerzy Giedroyc
Polish writer and political activist (1906–2000).
Born July 27th, 1906 in Minsk.
Died September 14th, 2000 at 94 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Noel Francis
American stage actor (1906-1959).
Born August 31st, 1906 in Temple.
Died October 30th, 1959 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
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