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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Clark Clifford
American secretary of defense (1906-1998).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Fort Scott.
Died October 10th, 1998 at 91 years old in Bethesda.
Anthony Mann
American film director.
Born June 30th, 1906 in San Diego. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philippe Halsman
American photographer (1906-1979).
Born May 2nd, 1906 in Riga. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Giuseppe Farina
Italian racecar driver (1906-1966).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Turin.
Died June 30th, 1966 at 59 years old in Chambéry (traffic collision).
Gordon Welchman
British cryptoanalyst.
Born June 15th, 1906 in Bristol.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 79 years old in Newburyport.
André Weil
French mathematician (1906-1998).
Born May 6th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1998 at 92 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Junius Richard Jayewardene
President of sri lanka from 1978 to 1989.
Born September 17th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died November 1st, 1996 at 90 years old in Colombo.
George Adamson
British naturalist, writer and wildlife conservationist (1906–1989).
Born February 3rd, 1906 in Etawah.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 83 years old in Kora National Park.
Michael O'Shea
American character actor (1906-1973).
Born March 17th, 1906 in Hartford.
Died December 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in Dallas (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy MacDonald
British-american animator, voice actor, musician and head of disney sound effects department (1906-1991).
Born May 19th, 1906 in Dundee. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1991 at 84 years old in Glendale (heart failure). [ref]
Roy Roberts
American actor (1906-1975).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Dade City.
Died May 28th, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Klaus Mann
German writer (1906–1949).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich.
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose).
Kodendera Subayya Thimayya
Indian chief of army staff (1906-1965).
Born March 30th, 1906 in Madikeri.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 59 years old in Cyprus (myocardial infarction).
Laurens van der Post
South african writer (1906–1996).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Philippolis.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in London.
Sue Carol
American actress, talent agent (1906–1982).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1982 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa
Canadian-american academic and politician (1906–1992).
Born July 18th, 1906 in Vancouver.
Died February 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Greenbrae (Alzheimer's disease).
Queen Marie-José of Italy
Italian queen.
Born August 4th, 1906 in Ostend.
Died January 27th, 2001 at 94 years old in Thônex (lung cancer).
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Dickson Carr
American writer (1906–1977).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Uniontown.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Greenville (lung cancer).
Benita Hume
British actress (1906–1967).
Born October 14th, 1906 in London.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 62 years old in Egerton (bone cancer).
Wassily Leontief
Russian economist (1906-1999).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Munich, Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edward Akufo-Addo
Second president of the republic of ghana (1906-1979).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Dodowa.
Died July 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in Accra (heart failure).
Arthur Rudolph
Rocket engineer (1906-1996).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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