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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Vitaly Abalakov
Soviet mountaineer, inventor,armero (1906-1986).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Galo Plaza
President of ecuador (1948 - 1952).
Born February 17th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 1987 at 80 years old in Quito (gastroenteritis).
Sidney Darlington
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.
Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.
Renato Cesarini
Italian-argentine football player and coach (1906-1969).
Born April 11th, 1906 in Senigallia.
Died March 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Zoltan Sarosy
Hungarian–canadian chess master.
Born August 23rd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 110 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Horacio Coppola
Argentine photographer (1906–2012).
Born July 31st, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 18th, 2012 at 105 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
R. G. D. Allen
British economist (1906–1983).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in Worcester.
Died September 29th, 1983 at 77 years old in Southwold.
Willard Van Dyke
American filmmaker and photographer (1906-1986).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 79 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Alexander Gelfond
Russian mathematician (1906–1968).
Born October 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Benjamin Mazar
Israeli historian and biblical archaeologist (1906-1995).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Ciechanowiec.
Died September 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Fei Mu
Chinese film director (1906-1951).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1951 at 44 years old in Hong Kong.
Bart Bok
Dutch-american astronomer (1906–1983).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Hoorn.
Died August 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Tucson (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Kazantsev
Soviet science fiction writer and ufologist (1906–2002).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in Astana.
Died September 13th, 2002 at 96 years old in Peredelkino.
Curley Weaver
American blues musician (1906–1962).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Covington.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 56 years old in Georgia (kidney failure).
Olena Teliha
Ukrainian poet (1906–1942).
Born July 21st, 1906 in Ilyinskoye. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1942 at 35 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Vic Dickenson
American jazz trombonist (1906–1984).
Born August 6th, 1906 in Xenia.
Died November 16th, 1984 at 78 years old in New York City.
Allene Jeanes
American chemical researcher (1906–1995).
Died December 11th, 1995 at 89 years old in Urbana.
Artur Lundkvist
Swedish writer (1906-1991).
Died December 11th, 1991 at 85 years old in Råsunda church parish.
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
Ukrainian singer (1906-1984).
Born March 24th, 1906 in Kharkiv.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Heinrich Fehlis
German ss officer and ss-oberfuhrer (senior colonel/brigadier).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Wulften am Harz.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 38 years old in Porsgrunn (gunshot wound).
Alexander Rou
Soviet film director (1906–1973).
Born March 9th, 1906 in Moscow, Yuryevets.
Died December 28th, 1973 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Eugen Gerstenmaier
German politician (1906–1986).
Born August 25th, 1906 in Kirchheim unter Teck.
Died March 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Remagen.
Julio Rosales
Filipino cardinal (1906–1983).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Calbayog.
Died June 2nd, 1983 at 76 years old in Cebu.
Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj
Mongolian writer and poet (1906–1937).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Töv Province.
Died June 13th, 1937 at 30 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
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