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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Elsie Widdowson
British nutritionist (1906–2000).
Born October 21st, 1906 in Wallington.
Died June 14th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage).
Max August Zorn
German mathematician (1906–1993).
Born June 6th, 1906 in Krefeld.
Died March 9th, 1993 at 86 years old in Bloomington.
Peter Blume
American artist (1906-1992).
Born October 27th, 1906 in Smarhon.
Died November 30th, 1992 at 86 years old in New Milford.
Milutin Ivković
Serbian footballer (1906-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died May 25th, 1943 at 37 years old in Jajinci.
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).
Constance Stokes
Australian painter (1906-1991).
Born February 20th, 1906 in Miram.
Died July 14th, 1991 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Benjamin Frankel
British composer.
Born January 31st, 1906 in London.
Died February 12th, 1973 at 67 years old in London.
Birago Diop
Senegalese poet, storyteller and diplomat (1906–1989).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Dakar.
Died November 25th, 1989 at 82 years old in Dakar.
Boris Blacher
German composer (1903-1975).
Born January 19th, 1906 in Yingkou.
Died January 30th, 1975 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Caroline Mikkelsen
Danish-norwegian explorer (1906-1998).
Born November 20th, 1906 in Denmark.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 91 years old in Norway.
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Tekla Juniewicz
Polish supercentenarian (1906–2022).
Born June 10th, 1906 in Krupske. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2022 at 116 years old in Gliwice. [ref]
Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford
British historian (1906-2002).
Born August 30th, 1906 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 96 years old in East Sussex.
Albrecht Becker
German actor and artist (1906-2002).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Thale.
Died April 22nd, 2002 at 95 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Wolfgang Abendroth
German polticial scientist and jurist (1906–1985).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Elberfeld.
Died September 15th, 1985 at 79 years old in Frankfurt.
Josephine Dunn
American actress (1906–1983).
Born May 1st, 1906 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1983 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks.
Yakov Malik
Soviet diplomat (1906-1980).
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zmiiv.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 73 years old in Moscow.
René Cardona
Cuban-mexican film director and actor (1906-1988).
Born October 8th, 1906 in Havana.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Mario Soldati
Italian film director and writer (1906-1999).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 19th, 1999 at 92 years old in Tellaro.
Ernst Käsemann
German theologian (1906–1998).
Born July 12th, 1906 in Bochum.
Died February 17th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tübingen.
James Brooks
American painter (1906-1992).
Born October 18th, 1906 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1992 at 85 years old in East Hampton.
Momčilo Gavrić
Youngest soldier-participant in the first world war.
Born May 1st, 1906 in Trbušnica.
Died April 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Serbia and Montenegro.
Francisco Ayala
Spanish novelist.
Born March 16th, 1906 in Granada.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Anton Stankowski
German artist (1906-1998).
Born June 18th, 1906 in Gelsenkirchen. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1998 at 92 years old in Esslingen am Neckar. [ref]
Ludwig Lachmann
German economist (1906–1990).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Berlin.
Died December 17th, 1990 at 84 years old in Johannesburg.
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