Page 5: Historical Events In 1906

Mar 29   E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer (CBS).   

Mar 29   In Winnipeg Manitoba, street railway employees riot during two-day strike   

Mar 29   Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers sweep Kenora Thisles in 2 games.   

Mar 30   Betsy Perk, [Christina E], journalist/writer/feminist, dies at 73.   

Mar 31   GB Shaws German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in Berlin"   

Mar 31   George Bernard Shaw's German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra", premieres in Berlin.   

Mar 31   King Edward VII grants British Columbia's Coat-of-Arms.   

Mar 31   Lauri Saikkola, composer.   

Apr 01   Ned Glass, Poland, actor (Sol-Julia, Uncle Moe-Bridget Loves Bernie)   

Apr 02   South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England   

Apr 03   Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College).   

Apr 04   Bea Benaderet, NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction)   

Apr 05   Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist.   

Apr 05   St Pius X encyclical "On the Mariavites or Mystic Priests of Poland".   

Apr 06   1st animated cartoon copyrighted   

Apr 06   Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57.   

Apr 06   John Betjeman, English Poet Laureate 1972-1984 (Mount Zion)   

Apr 06   The inaugural animated cartoon copyrighted.   

Apr 07   Act of Algeciras drawn between Moroccan police and banking business.   

Apr 07   Italian volcano 'Versuvius' erupts.   

Apr 08   Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea).   

Apr 09   3½th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS).   

Apr 09   3«th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS).   

Apr 09   Antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29.   

Apr 10   Fud Livingston, composer.   

Apr 11   Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity   

Apr 11   Georgi Apollonovitch Gapon, Rus-orthodox clergyman/tsarist agent, dies.   

Apr 13   Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel)   

Apr 13   M Wolf discovers asteroid #598 Octavia.   

Apr 13   Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos and Vasco da Gama   

Apr 13   Samuel Beckett, French author is born   

Apr 14   Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75).   

Apr 14   Pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press   

Apr 15   A J "Sandy" Bell, S Afr cricket fast bowler (16 Tests 1929-35)   

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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)