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In the year 1906
842 Notable birthdays
Sōichirō Honda
Japanese engineer and industrialist.
Born November 17th, 1906 in Shizuoka.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Tokyo, Juntendo University Hospital (liver failure).
Luchino Visconti
Italian director (1906–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Oscar Levant
American comedian, composer, pianist and actor (1906-1972).
Born December 26th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 14th, 1972 at 65 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Swedish prince, heir apparent until his death (1906–1947); father of carl xvi gustaf of sweden.
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm Palace.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 40 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident, 1947 KLM Douglas DC-3 crash).
Thelma Todd
American actress (1906-1935).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 29 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Gale Gordon
American actor (1906–1995).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Escondido (lung cancer).
John D. Rockefeller III
American philanthropist (1906–1978).
Born March 21st, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1978 at 72 years old in Pocantico Hills (traffic collision).
Ozzie Nelson
Actor, band leader, television producer and director (1906-1975).
Born March 20th, 1906 in Jersey City.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
James E. Webb
Administrator of nasa in 1961–1968 (1906–1992).
Born October 7th, 1906 in Tally Ho Township.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sachin Dev Burman
Indian singer and composer (1906–1975).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Cumilla.
Died October 31st, 1975 at 69 years old in Mumbai.
Hans Bethe
German-american nuclear physicist.
Born July 2nd, 1906 in Strasbourg.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 98 years old in Ithaca.
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Philip Johnson
American architect (1906–2005).
Born July 8th, 1906 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2005 at 98 years old in New Canaan. [ref]
Carol Reed
English film director (1906–1976).
Born December 30th, 1906 in Putney.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
William Bendix
American actor (1906–1964).
Born January 14th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Richard Overton
American centenarian and oldest verified living world war ii veteran.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Bastrop County. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2018 at 112 years old in Austin (pneumonia).
John Betjeman
English poet, writer and broadcaster (1906–1984).
Born August 28th, 1906 in London.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Cornwall (Parkinson's disease).
Josef Kramer
German ss officer, concentration camp commandant, and convicted war criminal (1906–1945).
Born November 10th, 1906 in Munich.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian prince (1906-1940).
Born July 4th, 1906 in Potsdam.
Died May 26th, 1940 at 33 years old in Nivelles.
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
German noble (1906–1937).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1937 at 31 years old in Ostend (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash).
Hassan al-Banna
Egyptian islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 42 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Hugh Gaitskell
British politician (1906-1963).
Born April 9th, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1963 at 56 years old in London (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Léon Degrelle
Belgian journalist, politician, ss soldier, fugitive (1906-1994).
Died March 31st, 1994 at 87 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
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