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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Alexander Altmann
Orthodox jewish scholar (1906–1987).
Born April 16th, 1906 in Košice.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 81 years old in Boston.
Erich Kähler
German mathematician (1906–2000).
Born January 16th, 1906 in Leipzig.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 94 years old in Wedel.
Erwin Geschonneck
German actor (1906-2008).
Born December 27th, 1906 in Bartoszyce.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 101 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Rodolfo Volk
Italian footballer (1906-1983).
Born January 14th, 1906 in Rijeka.
Died October 2nd, 1983 at 77 years old in Nemi.
Grigore Moisil
Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer (1906–1973).
Born January 10th, 1906 in Tulcea.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
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.
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]
Hatice Şükriye Sultan
Ottoman noble (1906–1972).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Istanbul.
Died April 1st, 1972 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
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.
Milo Butler
Bahamian politician (1906-1979).
Born August 11th, 1906 in Nassau. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Nassau. [ref]
Rolf Singer
German mycologist (1906–1994).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Schliersee.
Died January 18th, 1994 at 87 years old in Chicago.
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.
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]
Agostinho da Silva
Portuguese philosopher (1906–1994).
Born February 13th, 1906 in Porto.
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Nina Makarova
Soviet russian composer.
Born August 12th, 1906 in Yurino.
Died January 15th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Boris Demidovich
Soviet mathematician (1906-1977).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Navahrudak.
Died April 23rd, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
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).
Wolfgang Koeppen
German writer (1906-1996).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Greifswald.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 89 years old in Munich.
H. C. Hansen
Danish politician (1906-1960).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Aarhus.
Died February 19th, 1960 at 53 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Kurt Mendelssohn
German-born british physicist.
Born January 7th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 74 years old in Oxford.
Osvaldo Valenti
Italian actor (1906–1945).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
August Lösch
German economist (1906-1945).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.
Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).
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