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In the year 1906
771 Notable birthdays
George Wald
American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and nobel laureate (1906–1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Luis Federico Leloir
Argentine biochemist.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Catamarca Province (myocardial infarction).
Atos Wirtanen
Finnish politician (1906-1979).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Saltvik.
Died March 10th, 1979 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Vincent Sherman
Film director (1906-2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Willy Ley
German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Joel Brand
Rescue worker (1906-1964).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Năsăud. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in Bad Kissingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Chain
German-born british biochemist.
Born June 19th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1979 at 73 years old in Castlebar.
Daulat Singh Kothari
Indian physicist (1906–1993).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Udaipur.
Died February 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Delhi.
Kathleen Kenyon
British archaeologist (1906-1978).
Born January 5th, 1906 in London.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 72 years old in Wrexham.
Bede Griffiths
Benedictine monk (1906–1993).
Born December 17th, 1906 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tamil Nadu.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle