Page 3: Historical Events In 1906

Feb 16   Jeffrey Lynn, actor (Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front).   

Feb 17   Galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75).   

Feb 17   Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House.   

Feb 18   Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne," premieres in Paris   

Feb 18   Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85.   

Feb 19   Grace Mary Williams, composer   

Feb 19   W K Kellogg and Charles D Bolin incorporate Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, Battle Creek MI   

Feb 19   William Kellogg founds his breakfast cereal company   

Feb 19   WK Kellogg and Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co   

Feb 22   Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in LA Calif.   

Feb 22   Black evangelist William J Seymour arrives in Los Angeles CA   

Feb 23   Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed.   

Feb 23   Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart for heavyweight boxing champion in 20 rounds   

Feb 23   Tommy Burns beats Marvin Hart in 20 for heavyweight boxing title   

Feb 24   Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond)   

Feb 25   Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Russian composer/conductor c t, dies at 44   

Feb 25   Boris Papandopulo, composer   

Feb 26   Madeleine Carroll, England, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent)   

Feb 26   Manuel Fernandez Caballero, composer, dies at 70.   

Feb 27   Alexander Matheson, NZ cricket pace bowler (2 Tests 1930-31)   

Feb 27   France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides.   

Feb 28   Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas.   

Feb 28   Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games.   

Mar 03   Artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Swedish Academy (Agadir).   

Mar 03   Vuia I aircraft built by Romanian Traja Vuia tested in France   

Mar 06   Bob Wills, TX, actor (Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle).   

Mar 06   Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance   

Mar 06   Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands   

Mar 06   Nora Blatch is recorded as becoming inaugural woman elected to American Society of Civil Engineers   

Mar 07   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer.   

Mar 07   Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor   

Mar 08   Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ont) in 2 games   

Mar 09   Coal miners at Lethbridge Alberta go on strike; until December 2.   

Mar 10   1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine"   

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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)