Page 7: Historical Events In 1905

May 26   Hans Holewa, composer.   

May 27   In this year, 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore claims in 1:45.8   

May 27   Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima.   

May 29   Fela Sowande, composer.   

May 29   Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer, dies at 55   

May 29   Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk Lithuania   

May 31   Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger.   

May 31   Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher   

Jun 01   Dinora de Carvalho, composer   

Jun 01   Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon   

Jun 04   Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer, dies at 85.   

Jun 05   Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas)   

Jun 06   French Foreign minister Delcasse steps down on German request   

Jun 06   John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)   

Jun 07   Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect since 1814).   

Jun 08   Brian Coffey, poet.   

Jun 09   Harry "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series)   

Jun 10   1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me   

Jun 10   The inaugural forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me.   

Jun 11   Penns Railroad debuts quickest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs)   

Jun 13   Doc Cheatham, jazz musician.   

Jun 13   NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chic Cubs, 1-0.   

Jun 13   Theodoros Delyannis, premier Greece, murdered.   

Jun 15   Hermann von Wissmann, German African expl/gov East-Africa, dies.   

Jun 15   James Robertson Justice, Scotland, actor (Above Us the Waves).   

Jun 15   Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden   

Jun 16   Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51.   

Jun 18   Eduard Tubin, composer.   

Jun 19   George Voskovec, Czech, actor (Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag)   

Jun 21   Jacques Goddot, French publisher (Tour de France)   

Jun 21   Jean-Paul Sartre, French playwright is born   

Jun 22   Walter Leigh, composer.   

Jun 25   Ian Cromb, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the early 1930's)   

Jun 25   Warsaw and Lodz revolt against Russian occupation.   

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Jan 01   Melvin price: (rep-d-il, 1945- )   

Jan 01   StanisÅ‚aw mazur: Polish mathematician   

Jan 01   Kamatari fujiwara: Japanese actor    

Jan 02   Michael kemp tippett: English composer/conductor (child of our time)   

Jan 02   Lev schnirelmann: Russian mathematician   

Jan 03   Dante giacosa: Engineer/designer   

Jan 03   Ray milland: Neath wales, actor (lost weekend-acad award 1945)   

Jan 03   Anna may wong: American actress   

Jan 10   Kārlis baumanis: Latvian composer (b. 1835)   

Jan 11   Yehudah aryeh leib alter: Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)   

Jan 13   George thorn: Premier of queensland (b. 1838)   

Jan 14   Ernst abbe: German physicist (carl zeiss optics company),   

Jan 19   Debendranath tagore: Indian philosopher (b. 1817)   

Jan 20   Stanislaw pilinski: Composer,   

Feb 01   Oswald aschenbach: German painter,   

Feb 04   Louis-ernest barrias: French sculptor (b. 1841)