Page 2: Historical Events In 1906

Jan 25   Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70.   

Jan 27   Radames Gnattali, composer.   

Jan 27   Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec   

Jan 27   Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 seconds   

Jan 28   Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show)   

Jan 29   Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies   

Jan 29   Coen de King skates world record time: 32370 km.   

Jan 29   Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Jan 30   Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill).   

Jan 31   Benjamin Frankel, composer   

Jan 31   In Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs   

Jan 31   Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter.   

Feb 01   1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas   

Feb 01   English Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured.   

Feb 01   Hildegarde, Adell Wisc, night club vocalist (I'll Be Seeing You)   

Feb 01   inaugural federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth KS   

Feb 02   Pope encyclical against separation of church and state   

Feb 03   Ludvig Nielsen, composer   

Feb 04   Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto).   

Feb 05   John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

Feb 07   Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo   

Feb 08   Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein)   

Feb 09   Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano.   

Feb 09   Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising.   

Feb 09   Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio   

Feb 10   Britain's 1st modern and largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched   

Feb 10   Britain's inaugural modern and largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world   

Feb 10   Erik Rhodes, [Ernest Sharpe], actor (Top Hat, Night at the Ritz).   

Feb 10   Lon Chaney Jr., American actor is born.   

Feb 10   State of siege proclaimed in Zululand.   

Feb 11   Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal   

Feb 12   George Cohans musical "George Washington," premieres in NYC   

Feb 15   British Labour Party organizes.   

Feb 15   Stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries).   

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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)