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In the year 1906
786 Notable birthdays
Joe Sawyer
Actor (1906-1982).
Born August 29th, 1906 in Guelph. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1982 at 75 years old in Ashland (liver cancer). [ref]
Max Delbrück
Biophysicist.
Born September 4th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
William Empson
English literary critic and poet (1906–1984).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 77 years old in London.
Horst Schumann
German physician, and ss officer (1906-1983).
Born May 1st, 1906 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Theresa Harris
American actress (1906-1985).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Inglewood.
Franz Reichleitner
Ss officer, second commandant of sobibór extermination camp (1906-1944).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Ried im Traunkreis.
Died January 3rd, 1944 at 37 years old in Rijeka.
Wilfred Jackson
American film director (1906–1988).
Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island.
Wilhelm Boger
Holocaust perpetrator, gestapo and ss officer at auschwitz (1906–1977).
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zuffenhausen.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 70 years old in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Marcel Carné
French film director (1906 – 1996).
Born August 18th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1996 at 90 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Barbara Jo Allen
American actress (1906-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died September 14th, 1974 at 68 years old in Santa Barbara.
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Soviet military commander (1907-1945).
Born June 29th, 1906 in Oksanyna.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 38 years old in Pieniężno.
Alma Rosé
Austrian musician (1906–1944).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 37 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Jørgen Juve
Norwegian footballer (1906-1983).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Porsgrunn.
Died April 12th, 1983 at 76 years old in Oslo.
Sabahattin Ali
Turkish novelist (1907–1948).
Born February 25th, 1906 in Ardino. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1948 at 42 years old in Kırklareli.
Humberto Delgado
Portuguese politician (1906-1965).
Born May 15th, 1906 in Brogueira.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 58 years old in Olivenza.
Oleg Antonov
Soviet aeroplane designer (1906-1984).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Troitsa.
Died April 4th, 1984 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Anton Karas
Austrian musician.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Walter Sande
American actor.
Born July 9th, 1906 in Denver.
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 65 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Diana Wynyard
English actress (1906-1964).
Born January 16th, 1906 in London.
Died May 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in London (kidney failure).
Helene Costello
American actress (1906-1957).
Born June 21st, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1957 at 50 years old in San Bernardino (tuberculosis). [ref]
Missak Manouchian
Armenian resistance fighter and poet (1906-1944).
Born September 1st, 1906 in Adıyaman. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1944 at 37 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (gunshot wound).
Franz Schädle
Schutzstaffel officer (1906-1945).
Born November 19th, 1906 in Westerheim.
Died May 1st, 1945 at 38 years old in Berlin (shot to the head).
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906–1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
Horst P. Horst
German-american photographer.
Born August 14th, 1906 in Weißenfels. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1999 at 93 years old in Palm Beach Gardens. [ref]
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