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In the year 1906
755 Notable birthdays
John Huston
American film director, screenwriter and actor (1906-1987).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Nevada. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1987 at 81 years old in Middletown (pneumonia). [ref]
Samuel Beckett
Irish novelist, playwright, and poet (1906-1989).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Foxrock. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King of saudi arabia (1906-1975).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1975 at 68 years old in Reyadh (ballistic trauma).
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and united states navy officer (1906–1992).
Born December 9th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1992 at 85 years old in Arlington County.
John Carradine
American actor (1906-1988).
Born February 5th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1988 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Indian activist and socialist and revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer.
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Madhya Pradesh, British Raj, Jhabua district, Bhavra.
Died February 27th, 1931 at 24 years old in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Allahabad (ballistic trauma).
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
R. K. Narayan
Indian writer (1906-2001).
Born October 10th, 1906 in Chennai.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 94 years old in Chennai.
George Sanders
British actor (1906-1972).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1972 at 65 years old in Castelldefels (drug overdose). [ref]
Billy Wilder
Austrian-born american film director and screenwriter (1906-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Sucha Beskidzka. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2002 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
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