Page 11: Historical Events In 1906

Aug 15   Finn Videro, composer   

Aug 15   inaugural freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago   

Aug 16   -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire results in the deaths of 20000.   

Aug 16   Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89).   

Aug 17   Hazel Bishop, chemist/cosmetics manufacturer   

Aug 18   Andre Van Gyseghem, England, actor (Search for the Nile).   

Aug 19   June Collyer, NYC, actress (Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt)   

Aug 21   Joachim Homs, composer   

Aug 22   1st Victor Victrola manufactured   

Aug 22   inaugural Victor Victrola manufactured.   

Aug 23   Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators.   

Aug 24   Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter, dies   

Aug 24   Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game   

Aug 25   Eugen Gerstenmaier, German politician (CDU).   

Aug 26   Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine).   

Aug 28   John Betjeman, poet laureate of England (Mt Zion).   

Aug 29   Bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die.   

Aug 29   Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake Ind, actress (Father of Bride, Julia)   

Aug 30   Countess of Longford, biographer/historian.   

Aug 30   Hal Chase became 1st Yank to hit 3 triples in a game   

Aug 31   Vivienne Byerley, publicist.   

Sep 01   In this year, Alberta formally adopts Mountain Standard Time.   

Sep 01   Papua placed under Australian administration.   

Sep 02   Guiseppe Giacosa, Ital screenwriter (libretti opera Puccini), dies.   

Sep 03   Phila Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Phila before 10000 fans   

Sep 04   Alexander Moyzes, composer.   

Sep 04   NY Highlanders win 5th straight doubleheader.   

Sep 05   1st legal forward pass (Brandbury Robinson to Jack Schneider).   

Sep 05   Peter Mieg, composer.   

Sep 06   Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect (RAI building).   

Sep 07   Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the inaugural time successfully   

Sep 07   Filip Gershkovich, composer   

Sep 08   Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP   

Sep 10   Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Hooglied)   

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Jan 01   Frank stack: Canada, speed skater (olympic-bronze-1932)   

Jan 01   Giovanni d'anzi: Italian songwriter    

Jan 03   Roman brandstaetter: Writer   

Jan 05   Kathleen kenyon: 1st person to place date on remains of jericho   

Jan 06   Benedict vilakazi: S africa, poet/educator (zulu-english dictionary)   

Jan 06   Jaap wagemaker: [adrian b], dutch sculptor   

Jan 08   Jan a h j s bruins slot: Dutch founder illegal trouw/mp (arp)   

Jan 08   Serge poliakoff: Russian/french painter/guitarist   

Jan 01   Joseph miroslav weber: Composer,   

Jan 13   Alexander stepanovich popov: Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

Jan 16   Marshall field: Founder of marshall field and company (b. 1834)   

Jan 18   Bartolomé mitre: President of argentina (1862-70),    

Jan 25   Joseph wheeler ii: Confederate general,   

Jan 29   Christaan ix: King of denmark (1893-1906),    

Feb 09   Paul laurence dunbar: Black dialect poet,   

Feb 10   Ezra butler eddy: Canadian businessman (e.b. eddy company) and politician (b. 1827)