Famous Deaths Happened 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 On this day in history bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84  

Jan 25 Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70 in the year 1906.  

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

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 Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866) died in the year 1906.  

Feb 18 Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1906.  

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

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

Mar 10 In the year 1906 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 18 On this day in history death of luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846)  

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 on this day in history.  

May 14 Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) died in the year 1906.  

May 23 Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 30 In the year 1906 william Yeates Hurlstone, composer, dies at 30  

May 31 On this day in history hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56  

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

Jan 01 Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1906.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1906 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 In the year 1906 birth of serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist