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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Walraven van Hall
Dutch banker and resistance leader (1906-1945).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died February 12th, 1945 at 39 years old in Jan Gijzenbrug (gunshot wound, execution).
Hiram Fong
American politician (1906–2004).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Honolulu.
Died August 18th, 2004 at 97 years old in Kahaluu (kidney failure).
Alec Issigonis
British car designer (1906–1988).
Born November 18th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 2nd, 1988 at 81 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
Lev Sedov
Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer (1906–1938).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.
Lillian Asplund
One of the last three living survivors:rms titanic on april 15, 1912.
Born October 21st, 1906 in Worcester.
Died May 6th, 2006 at 99 years old in Shrewsbury. [ref]
Momčilo Gavrić
Youngest soldier-participant in the first world war.
Born May 1st, 1906 in Trbušnica.
Died April 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Serbia and Montenegro.
Carlo Scarpa
Italian architect.
Born June 2nd, 1906 in Venice. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1978 at 72 years old in Sendai (fall). [ref]
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince.
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Callenberg Castle.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 65 years old in Grein.
Guillermo Stábile
Argentine football player and manager.
Born January 17th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires.
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-born american theoretical physicist (1906-1972).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Katowice.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in San Diego (circulatory collapse).
Ram Kinker Baij
Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980.
Born May 25th, 1906 in Bankura. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Joe Cronin
American baseball player and manager (1906–1984).
Born October 12th, 1906 in San Francisco.
Died September 7th, 1984 at 77 years old in Osterville (cancer).
Barbara Bennett
American actress.
Born August 13th, 1906 in Palisades Park.
Died August 8th, 1958 at 51 years old in Montreal.
Elmyr de Hory
Hungarian painter & art forger (1906-1976).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1976 at 70 years old in Ibiza (intoxication).
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1906 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 70 years old in Memphis (cancer).
Junio Valerio Borghese
Italian submarine commander (1906-1974).
Died August 26th, 1974 at 68 years old in Cádiz.
Phạm Văn Đồng
First prime minister of the socialist republic of vietnam, prime minister of the democratic republic of vietnam, diplomat (1906–2000).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 94 years old in Hanoi.
José Figueres Ferrer
Costa rican politician (1906–1990).
Born September 25th, 1906 in San Ramón.
Died June 8th, 1990 at 83 years old in San José.
Franz Waxman
German film composer (1906-1967).
Born December 24th, 1906 in Chorzów.
Died February 24th, 1967 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Charles Revson
American-canadian businessman (revlon).
Born October 11th, 1906 in Somerville.
Died August 24th, 1975 at 68 years old in Premium Point.
Piero Taruffi
Italian racing driver.
Born October 12th, 1906 in Albano Laziale.
Died January 12th, 1988 at 81 years old in Rome.
David Smith
American visual artist (1906-1965).
Born March 9th, 1906 in Decatur.
Died May 23rd, 1965 at 59 years old in Bennington (traffic collision).
Dino Buzzati
Italian writer (1906-1972).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Belluno.
Died January 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
Bruno Gröning
German faith healer (1906-1959).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Gdańsk.
Died January 26th, 1959 at 52 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Franz Hössler
German ss officer and schutzhaftlagerführer in auschwitz, mittelbau and bergen-belsen concentration camps (1906-1945).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Oberdorf bei Immenstadt.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
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