Historical Events In 1906

Aug 05   The birth of John Huston, American film director on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants) on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Gerhard Frommel, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days)  

Aug 10   Era Bell Thompson, [Dakota Dick], US actress (Ebony) on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1906 pope Pius X bans Associations cults  

Aug 13   Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas on this day in history.  

Aug 15   In the year 1906 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago  

Aug 15   Finn Videro, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 15   In the year 1906 first freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago  

Aug 16   On this day in history -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000  

Aug 16   In the year 1906 franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)  

Aug 17   Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer on this day in history.  

Aug 18   On this day in history andre Van Gyseghem, England, actor (Search for the Nile)  

Aug 19   On this day in history june Collyer, NYC, actress (Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt)  

Aug 21   Joachim Homs, composer in the year 1906.  

Aug 22   On this day in history 1st Victor Victrola manufactured  

Aug 22   On this day in history first Victor Victrola manufactured  

Aug 23   In the year 1906 chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators  

Aug 24   On this day in history alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies  

Aug 24   In the year 1906 cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game  

Aug 25   In the year 1906 eugen Gerstenmaier, German politician (CDU)  

Aug 26   Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine) on this day in history.  

Aug 28   In the year 1906 john Betjeman, poet laureate of England (Mt Zion)  

Aug 29   On this day in history bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die  

Aug 29   In the year 1906 lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake Ind, actress (Father of Bride, Julia)  

Aug 30   Countess of Longford, biographer/historian on this day in history.  

Aug 30   On this day in history hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game  

Aug 31   In the year 1906 vivienne Byerley, publicist  

Sep 01   Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Papua placed under Australian administration in the year 1906.  

Sep 02   In the year 1906 guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies  

Sep 03   On this day in history phila Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Phila before 10,000 fans  

Sep 04   On this day in history alexander Moyzes, composer  

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Jan 01   Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1906 birth of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974)  

Jan 03   Roman Brandstaetter, writer was born in the year 1906.  

Jan 05   Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary)  

Jan 06   Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)  

Jan 08   In the year 1906 birth of serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist  

Jan 01   On this day in history joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)  

Jan 16   In the year 1906 death of marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834)  

Jan 18   In the year 1906 bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84  

Jan 25   Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies in the year 1906.  

Feb 09   In the year 1906 paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio  

Feb 10   Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827) died on this day in history.