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In the year 1906
841 Notable birthdays
Pierre Vilar
French historian (1906-2003).
Born May 3rd, 1906 in Frontignan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2003 at 97 years old in Saint-Palais. [ref]
Ľudovít Rajter
Slovak conductor and composer (1906–2000).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Pezinok. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2000 at 93 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Dragoslav Mihajlović
Serbian footballer (1906-1978).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Aleksinac.
Died June 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Sale.
Nicholas J. Hoff
American aeronautical engineer (1906–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Magyaróvár.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 91 years old in Stanford.
Willy Hess
Swiss musician (1906–1997).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Winterthur.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 90 years old in Winterthur.
Stefan Andres
German novelist (1906–1970).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Trittenheim.
Died June 29th, 1970 at 64 years old in Rome.
Veselin Masleša
Bosnian serb writer (1906–1943).
Born April 20th, 1906 in Banja Luka.
Died June 14th, 1943 at 37 years old in Tjentište (drowning).
Jules Ladoumègue
Athletics competitor (1906-1973).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Bordeaux.
Died March 2nd, 1973 at 66 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Giovanni D'Anzi
Italian singer and composer (1906–1974).
Born January 1st, 1906 in Milan.
Died April 15th, 1974 at 68 years old in Santa Margherita Ligure.
Eitel Cantoni
Uruguayan racing driver (1906-1997).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died June 6th, 1997 at 90 years old in Montevideo.
Gisela Kahn Gresser
Chess player.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.
Carlo Campanini
Italian actor (1906-1984).
Born October 5th, 1906 in Turin.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.
Klaus Egge
Norwegian composer and music critic (1906–1979).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Gransherad.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Emerson Spencer
Athletics competitor (1906–1985).
Born October 10th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died May 15th, 1985 at 78 years old in Palo Alto.
Duilio Coletti
Italian film director (1906–1999).
Born December 28th, 1906 in Penne.
Died May 22nd, 1999 at 92 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Yushkevich
Soviet historian of mathematics and leading expert in medieval eastern mathematics (1906-1993).
Born July 15th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Jaroslav Burgr
Czech footballer (1906-1986).
Born March 7th, 1906 in Velké Přítočno.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 80 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Lea Grundig
German artist (1906-1977).
Born March 23rd, 1906 in Dresden.
Died October 10th, 1977 at 71 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans
Dutch botanist (1907-1994).
Born July 1st, 1906 in Purworejo.
Died July 10th, 1994 at 88 years old in Jakarta.
John Chase
American ice hockey player (1906-1994).
Born June 12th, 1906 in Milton.
Died April 1st, 1994 at 87 years old in Salem.
Pol Swings
Astrophysicist (1906-1983).
Born September 24th, 1906 in Ransart.
Died October 28th, 1983 at 77 years old in Esneux.
Roberto Figueroa
Uruguayan footballer (1906–1989).
Born March 20th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died January 24th, 1989 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Gustav Schäfer
German rower (1906–1991).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in Johanngeorgenstadt.
Died December 12th, 1991 at 85 years old in Munich. [ref]
George Connor
Racecar driver (1906-2001).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Rialto.
Died March 28th, 2001 at 94 years old in Hesperia.
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