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In the year 1906
841 Notable birthdays
Erich Kähler
German mathematician (1906–2000).
Born January 16th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 94 years old in Wedel.
N. P. van Wyk Louw
South african poet (1906–1970).
Born June 11th, 1906 in Sutherland. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1970 at 64 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Radamés Gnattali
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor (1906–1988).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 3rd, 1988 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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]
Flávio Costa
Brazilian footballer and manager (1906–1999).
Born September 14th, 1906 in Carangola.
Died November 22nd, 1999 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Hatice Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1906–1972).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Boris Demidovich
Soviet mathematician (1906-1977).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Navahrudak.
Died April 23rd, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Wolfgang Koeppen
German writer (1906-1996).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Greifswald.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 89 years old in Munich.
Nina Makarova
Soviet russian composer.
Born August 12th, 1906 in Yurino.
Died January 15th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Helen Foster
American actress (1906–1982).
Born May 23rd, 1906 in Independence.
Died December 25th, 1982 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Mário Quintana
Brazilian writer, poet, translator, and journalist (1905-1994).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Alegrete.
Died May 5th, 1994 at 87 years old in Porto Alegre.
Isaac Ben-Aharon
Israeli politician (1906–2006).
Born July 17th, 1906 in Bosanci. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2006 at 99 years old in Israel. [ref]
Kurt Mendelssohn
German-born british physicist.
Born January 7th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 74 years old in Oxford.
August Lösch
German economist (1906-1945).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.
Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).
Jesse Hibbs
American football player and film director (1906-1985).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Normal.
Died February 4th, 1985 at 79 years old in Ojai (Alzheimer's disease).
Osvaldo Valenti
Italian actor (1906–1945).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Agostinho da Silva
Portuguese philosopher (1906–1994).
Born February 13th, 1906 in Porto.
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Ulvi Cemal Erkin
Turkish composer (1906–1972).
Born March 14th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died October 15th, 1972 at 66 years old in Ankara.
Siegfried Breuer
Austrian actor (1906-1954).
Born June 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1954 at 47 years old in Weende (liver disease).
Ralston Crawford
American artist (1906-1978).
Born September 5th, 1906 in St. Catharines.
Died April 27th, 1978 at 71 years old in Houston (cancer).
Maurice Sachs
French writer (1906-1945).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 38 years old in Neumünster.
Edred John Henry Corner
English botanist and mycologist (1906-1996).
Born January 12th, 1906 in London.
Died September 14th, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Andreas Heckmair
German mountaineer and guide (1906–2005).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Munich.
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 98 years old in Oberstdorf.
Viktor Schütze
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 16th, 1906 in Kiel.
Died September 23rd, 1950 at 44 years old in Frankfurt.
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