Famous Deaths In 1906

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

Jan 13 In the year 1906 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 in the year 1906.

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 in the year 1906.

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

Feb 18 In the year 1906 willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85

Feb 23 In the year 1906 death of johann Hoch, US murderer, executed

Feb 25 In the year 1906 anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44

Feb 26 Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.

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

Mar 04 In the year 1906 death of john McAllister Schofield, former U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army (b. 1831)

Mar 10 Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67 on this day in history.

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

Mar 15 On this day in history alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81

Mar 17 Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82 on this day in history.

Mar 22 On this day in history martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59

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

Mar 29 On this day in history death of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)

Mar 30 In the year 1906 betsy Perk, [Christina E], journalist/writer/feminist, dies at 73

Apr 06 On this day in history alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57

Apr 08 Auguste D, First recorded Alzheimer's victim (b. 1950) died on this day in history.

Apr 11 Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies in the year 1906.

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

Apr 19 Pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903), dies on this day in history.

Apr 20 On this day in history australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26

Apr 25 John Knowles Paine, US composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

May 14 Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) died on this day in history.

May 23 In the year 1906 henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78

May 30 William Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.

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

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Jan 01 Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) was born in the year 1906.

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

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

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 Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor was born in the year 1906.

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

Jan 08 Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist was born on this day in history.