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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Satchel Paige
American hall of fame baseball player and coach (1906-1982).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Mobile.
Died June 8th, 1982 at 75 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).
Henri Charrière
French convict and author (1906-1973).
Born November 16th, 1906 in Saint-Étienne-de-Lugdarès. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Madrid (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Lou Costello
American actor and comedian (1906–1959).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Paterson.
Died March 3rd, 1959 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Curtis LeMay
American general and politician (1906–1990).
Born November 15th, 1906 in Columbus.
Died October 1st, 1990 at 83 years old in Riverside (myocardial infarction).
Bea Benaderet
American actress (1906–1968).
Born April 4th, 1906 in New York City.
Died October 13th, 1968 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, pneumonia).
Robert E. Howard
American author (1906–1936).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Peaster.
Died June 11th, 1936 at 30 years old in Cross Plains.
Mary Astor
American actress and author (1906–1987).
Born May 3rd, 1906 in Quincy. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1987 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Tony Accardo
Chicago outfit boss (1906-1992).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 86 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Louise Brooks
American actress (1906–1985).
Born November 14th, 1906 in Cherryvale.
Died August 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Rochester (myocardial infarction).
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist (1906–2008).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Baden.
Died April 29th, 2008 at 102 years old in Burg im Leimental (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Joyce
British fascist and propaganda broadcaster (1906-1946).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 39 years old in HM Prison Wandsworth (hanging to death).
Hermann Fegelein
Ss general.
Born October 30th, 1906 in Ansbach.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Philo Farnsworth
American inventor.
Born August 19th, 1906 in Beaver.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 64 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
Roberto Rossellini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1906-1977).
Born May 8th, 1906 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1977 at 71 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lon Chaney Jr.
American actor (1906–1974).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 12th, 1973 at 67 years old in San Clemente (liver cirrhosis).
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman.
Born July 1st, 1906 in Corona.
Died April 24th, 2004 at 97 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging).
Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden
Greco-danish princess; sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1906-1969).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Tatoi Palace.
Died October 16th, 1969 at 63 years old in Konstanz.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American aviator and author.
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Englewood.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 94 years old in Barnet (stroke, pneumonia). [ref]
Hermione Baddeley
British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Broseley.
Died August 19th, 1986 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Virginia Hall
American spy with the british special operations executive (1906-1982).
Born April 6th, 1906 in Baltimore.
Died July 18th, 1982 at 76 years old in Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center. [ref]
Hans Asperger
Austrian pediatrician, medical theorist, and medical professor (1906-1980).
Born February 18th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Joan Hickson
British actress (1906-1998).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Kingsthorpe. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1998 at 92 years old in Colchester Hospital (disease). [ref]
M. S. Golwalkar
Second sarsanghchalak of the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh.
Born February 19th, 1906 in Ramtek, Maharashtra.
Died June 5th, 1973 at 67 years old in Nagpur.
Janet Gaynor
American actress (1906–1984).
Born October 6th, 1906 in Philadelphia.
Died September 14th, 1984 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).
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