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In the year 1906
696 Notable birthdays
Dwight Macdonald
American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher and political radical (1906-1982).
Born March 24th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1982 at 76 years old in New York City.
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Soviet military commander (1907-1945).
Born June 29th, 1906 in Oksanyna.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 38 years old in Pieniężno.
Diana Wynyard
English actress (1906-1964).
Born January 16th, 1906 in London.
Died May 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in London (kidney failure).
Wilfred Jackson
American film director.
Born January 24th, 1906 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Balboa Island. [ref]
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]
Vladimir Prelog
Croatian-swiss chemist (1906-1998).
Born July 23rd, 1906 in Sarajevo.
Died January 7th, 1998 at 91 years old in Zürich.
George Wald
Nobel laureate.
Born November 18th, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
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]
Harry Hopman
Australian tennis player (1906-1985).
Born August 12th, 1906 in Sydney.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 79 years old in Largo.
Ango Sakaguchi
Japanese writer (1906-1955).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Niigata.
Died February 17th, 1955 at 48 years old in Kiryū.
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