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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
John Chase
American ice hockey player (1906-1994).
Born June 12th, 1906 in Milton.
Died April 1st, 1994 at 87 years old in Salem.
Thomas George Cowling
British astronomer (1906–1990).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Hackney Central.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 83 years old in Leeds.
Andrey Tikhonov
Soviet mathematician (1906–1993).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Gagarin.
Died November 7th, 1993 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Benito Nardone
President of uruguay (1906–1964).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died March 25th, 1964 at 57 years old in Montevideo.
Haydée Tamzali
Tunisian screenwriter and actress (1906-1998).
Born August 23rd, 1906 in Tunis.
Died August 20th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tunis.
Ivan Knunyants
Soviet chemist (1906–1990).
Born June 4th, 1906 in Shusha.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Willibald Kreß
German footballer (1906-1989).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Frankfurt.
Died January 27th, 1989 at 82 years old in Giessen (stroke).
Bengt Edlén
Swedish astronomer (1906-1993).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Gusum.
Died February 10th, 1993 at 86 years old in Lund.
Rudolf Krčil
Czech footballer (1906-1981).
Born March 5th, 1906 in Teplice.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Dave Trottier
Canadian ice hockey player (1906–1956).
Born June 25th, 1906 in Ontario.
Died November 14th, 1956 at 50 years old in Halifax.
Anšlavs Eglītis
Latvian writer (1906–1993).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Riga.
Died March 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Torborg Nedreaas
Norwegian author.
Born November 13th, 1906 in Bergen.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 80 years old in Nesodden.
Martin Glaessner
Geologist and paleontologist (1906–1989).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Ústí nad Labem.
Died November 23rd, 1989 at 82 years old in Melbourne.
Walter Laufer
American swimmer (1906–1984).
Born July 5th, 1906 in Cincinnati.
Died July 16th, 1984 at 78 years old in Midland.
Igor Savchenko
Soviet filmmaker (1906-1950).
Born October 11th, 1906 in Vinnytsia.
Died December 14th, 1950 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Mikhailov
Soviet politician and diplomat (1906–1982).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died May 25th, 1982 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Emília Rotter
Hungarian pair skater (1906–2003).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 27th, 2003 at 96 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Alexandr Yakovlev
Soviet aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer and founder of the yakovlev design bureau (1906–1989).
Born April 1st, 1906 in Moscow.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Hans Haas
Austrian weightlifter (1906-1973).
Born October 17th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died May 14th, 1973 at 66 years old
Harri Larva
Finnish middle distance runner (1906–1980).
Born September 9th, 1906 in Turku.
Died November 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Turku.
Aleksandr Faintsimmer
Soviet film director (1906-1982).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dnipro.
Died March 21st, 1982 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Semyon Kirsanov
Russian writer (1906–1972).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 66 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Stella Ross-Craig
British botanist, botanical collector and botanical illustrator (1906-2006).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Aldershot. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2006 at 99 years old in Isleworth. [ref]
Willis J. Gertsch
American arachnologist (1906–1998).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Montpelier.
Died December 12th, 1998 at 92 years old in Tucson.
Jean Filliozat
Author (1906–1982).
Born November 4th, 1906 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
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