Page 16: Historical Events In 1906
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Dec 13 German chancellor Bernhard von Bulow disbands the Parliament 


Dec 13 Ingemar Liljefors, composer 


Dec 14 Helmut Bornefeld, composer. 


Dec 14 John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer, dies at 78 


Dec 15 Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn). 


Dec 16 John Morrison, politician/landowner. 


Dec 17 Fernando Lopez-Garcia, composer. 


Dec 18 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher. 


Dec 19 H Allen Smith, Ill, humorist/author (Low Man on Totem Pole) 


Dec 19 Leonid Brezhnev Russian leader of the Communist Party was born. 


Dec 19 Leonid Brezhnev, Former President and General secretary of the Soviet Union is born 


Dec 20 Dick White, head of British secret service (MI-5/MI-6). 


Dec 20 Venezuela (under vice-pres Gomez) attacks Dutch fleet. 


Dec 21 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer, dies at 58 


Dec 23 Ross Lee Finney, Wells Minnesota, composer (Landscapes Remembered) 


Dec 24 John Walker, museum director 


Dec 24 Reginald A Fessenden became 1st to broadcast music over radio (Mass). 


Dec 24 Reginald A Fessenden became inaugural to broadcast music over radio (Mass). 


Dec 25 Clark M Clifford, US Secretary of Defense (1968-69) 


Dec 27 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI 


Dec 27 inaugural annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI. 


Dec 27 Ivan Brkanovic, composer. 


Dec 28 In this year, Ecuador formally adopts its constitution. 


Dec 29 Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS) for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1906). 


Dec 30 Carol Reed, motion picture director (3rd Man) 


Dec 30 Iran is recorded as becoming a constitutional monarchy. 


Dec 31 Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils (Olympic-bronze-1932). 


Dec 31 French/British/Italian treaty concerning rights on Abyssinia. 


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