Page 2: Historical Events In 1906

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

Jan 27   On this day in history radames Gnattali, composer   

Jan 27   In the year 1906 rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec   

Jan 27   In the year 1906 rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 seconds   

Jan 28   In the year 1906 allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)   

Jan 29   Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km in the year 1906.   

Jan 29   Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1906 greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill)   

Jan 31   In the year 1906 benjamin Frankel, composer   

Jan 31   In Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs in the year 1906.   

Jan 31   Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter in the year 1906.   

Feb 01   1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas in the year 1906.   

Feb 01   English Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1906 first federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth KS   

Feb 01   Hildegarde, Adell Wisc, night club vocalist (I'll Be Seeing You) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1906 pope encyclical against separation of church & state   

Feb 03   On this day in history ludvig Nielsen, composer   

Feb 04   Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   In the year 1906 john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

Feb 07   Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo in the year 1906.   

Feb 08   In the year 1906 artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein)   

Feb 09   Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising   

Feb 09   Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history britain's 1st modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched   

Feb 10   Britain's first modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1906 erik Rhodes, [Ernest Sharpe], actor (Top Hat, Night at the Ritz)   

Feb 10   On this day in history state of siege proclaimed in Zululand   

Feb 10   The birth of Lon Chaney Jr., American actor in the year 1906.   

Feb 11   Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history george Cohans musical "George Washington," premieres in NYC   

Feb 15   On this day in history british Labour Party organizes   

Feb 15   In the year 1906 stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries)   

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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   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 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   In the year 1906 birth of jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1906 birth of serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist   

Jan 01   Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1906.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

Jan 16   Marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834) died in the year 1906.   

Jan 18   Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1906 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.