Famous Deaths Happened In 1906

Jan 01 Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859) died in the year 1906.  

Jan 16 Marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834) died in the year 1906.  

Jan 18 Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 In the year 1906 joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70  

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

Feb 09 On this day in history paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio  

Feb 10 In the year 1906 death of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827)  

Feb 13 Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866) died on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of johann Hoch, US murderer, executed  

Feb 25 On this day in history anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44  

Feb 26 In the year 1906 manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70  

Mar 01 On this day in history death of josé María de Pereda, Spanish novelist (b. 1833)  

Mar 04 John McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831) died in the year 1906.  

Mar 10 On this day in history eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67  

Mar 13 In the year 1906 susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85  

Mar 15 In the year 1906 alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81  

Mar 17 Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82 in the year 1906.  

Mar 22 In the year 1906 martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59  

Mar 23 In the year 1906 victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies  

Mar 29 In the year 1906 death of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)  

Mar 30 Betsy Perk, [Christina E], journalist/writer/feminist, dies at 73 in the year 1906.  

Apr 06 Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 On this day in history death of auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950)  

Apr 11 In the year 1906 georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies  

Apr 18 Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846) died in the year 1906.  

Apr 19 On this day in history pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903), dies  

Apr 20 Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26 in the year 1906.  

Apr 25 In the year 1906 john Knowles Paine, US composer, dies at 67  

May 14 On this day in history death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)  

May 23 On this day in history henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78  

May 30 William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1906.  

May 31 Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1906 birth of frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974)  

Jan 03 Roman Brandstaetter, writer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06 Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor  

Jan 08 Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist was born in the year 1906.