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In the year 1906
713 Notable birthdays
Thelma Todd
American actress (1906-1935).
Born July 29th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died December 16th, 1935 at 29 years old in Pacific Palisades (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Gale Gordon
Actor (1906-1995).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Escondido (lung cancer).
Sachin Dev Burman
Indian singer and composer (1906–1975).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Cumilla.
Died October 31st, 1975 at 69 years old in Mumbai.
Zhou Youguang
Chinese linguist, sinologist (1906–2017).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Changzhou Fu.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 111 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Sōichirō Honda
Japanese businessman.
Born November 17th, 1906 in Shizuoka.
Died August 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Tokyo, Juntendo University Hospital (liver failure).
Luchino Visconti
Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Ozzie Nelson
Actor, band leader, television producer and director (1906-1975).
Born March 20th, 1906 in Jersey City.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
John D. Rockefeller III
American philanthropist.
Born March 21st, 1906 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1978 at 72 years old in Pocantico Hills (traffic collision).
Philip Johnson
American architect (1906–2005).
Born July 8th, 1906 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2005 at 98 years old in New Canaan. [ref]
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
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