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In the year 1906
755 Notable birthdays
Hugh Gaitskell
British politician (1906-1963).
Born April 9th, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1963 at 56 years old in London (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Hassan al-Banna
Egyptian islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 42 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Clyde Tombaugh
American astronomer (1906-1997).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Streator.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 90 years old in Las Cruces.
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.
Léon Degrelle
Belgian politician, nazi (1906-1994).
Born June 15th, 1906 in Bouillon. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1994 at 87 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Friz Freleng
American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer.
Born August 21st, 1906 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1995 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Léopold Sédar Senghor
First president of senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Joal-Fadiouth. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2001 at 95 years old in France, Verson. [ref]
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
William J. Brennan
U.s. supreme court justice from 1956 to 1990.
Born April 25th, 1906 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1997 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Tuvia Bielski
Polish resistance member.
Born May 8th, 1906 in Stankiewicze.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 81 years old in Brooklyn.
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