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In the year 1906
755 Notable birthdays
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
Hans Bethe
German-american nuclear physicist (1967 nobel prize).
Born July 2nd, 1906 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2005 at 98 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
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]
Richard Overton
American centenarian and oldest verified living world war ii veteran.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Bastrop County.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 112 years old in Austin (pneumonia).
William Bendix
American actor (1906–1964).
Born January 14th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Carol Reed
English film director (1906–1976).
Born December 30th, 1906 in Putney.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
John Betjeman
English poet, writer and broadcaster.
Born August 28th, 1906 in London.
Died May 19th, 1984 at 77 years old in Cornwall (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Josef Kramer
German ss officer, concentration camp commandant, and convicted war criminal (1906–1945).
Born November 10th, 1906 in Munich.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
German noble (1906–1937).
Born November 8th, 1906 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1937 at 31 years old in Ostend (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash).
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian prince (1906-1940).
Born July 4th, 1906 in Potsdam.
Died May 26th, 1940 at 33 years old in Nivelles.
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