Page 4: Historical Events In 1906

Mar 10   Coal dust explosion results in the deaths of 1060 at Courrieres France   

Mar 10   Eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67.   

Mar 10   London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)   

Mar 11   Aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

Mar 12   Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast   

Mar 13   Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85   

Mar 14   Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club forms   

Mar 14   Calgary City Rugby Football Club forms   

Mar 14   Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer.   

Mar 15   Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81   

Mar 15   Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd.   

Mar 16   Francisco Ayala, writer.   

Mar 16   Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.   

Mar 17   Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actr (Gloria, Gold).   

Mar 17   Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82   

Mar 17   Japan nationalises its railways   

Mar 17   Pres Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake"   

Mar 17   President Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckraker"   

Mar 18   Roy L Johnson, US admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean).   

Mar 19   Adolf Eichmann, Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer   

Mar 19   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi", premieres in Munich.   

Mar 19   Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich   

Mar 20   Abraham Beame, (Mayor-D-NYC), NYC's 1st Jewish mayor.   

Mar 20   George B Shaws "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," premieres in London.   

Mar 21   John D Rockefeller III, billionaire philanthropist (oil).   

Mar 22   Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59.   

Mar 23   George Posford, composer   

Mar 23   Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

Mar 24   "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world - how things will change!   

Mar 24   "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world.   

Mar 24   John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]   

Mar 25   Alan J P Taylor, British historian (English history 1914-1915).   

Mar 27   Founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba   

Mar 28   Joseph Wright, Canada, oarsman (Olympic-gold-1928).   

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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)