Famous Deaths In 1906

Jan 01 Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1906.

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

Jan 25 On this day in history joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70

Jan 29 In the year 1906 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies

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

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

Feb 13 On this day in history death of albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866)

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

Feb 23 Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed died on this day in history.

Feb 25 Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44 in the year 1906.

Feb 26 On this day in history manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70

Mar 01 José María de Pereda, Spanish novelist (b. 1833) died on this day in history.

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

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

Mar 13 Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 in the year 1906.

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

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

Mar 22 Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59 in the year 1906.

Mar 23 Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.

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

Mar 30 On this day in history betsy Perk, [Christina E], journalist/writer/feminist, dies at 73

Apr 06 In the year 1906 alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57

Apr 08 Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) died in the year 1906.

Apr 11 On this day in history georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies

Apr 18 Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846) died on this day in history.

Apr 19 In the year 1906 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 John Knowles Paine, US composer, dies at 67 in the year 1906.

May 14 In the year 1906 death of carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)

May 23 Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 in the year 1906.

May 30 On this day in history william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30

May 31 In the year 1906 hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56

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Jan 03 On this day in history birth of roman Brandstaetter, writer

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Jan 06 In the year 1906 birth of benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary)

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