Page 6: Historical Events In 1906

Apr 15   The Armenian organization AGBU is established   

Apr 16   Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, Dutch soccer star/writer.   

Apr 16   M Wolf discovers asteroid #597 Bandusia.   

Apr 17   M Rooi, editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily).   

Apr 18   8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif   

Apr 18   An earthquake, followed by fire, destroys most of San Francisco, killing 3000 people.   

Apr 18   Clara Eggink, [Ebbele], Dutch poetess (Life with JC Bloem).   

Apr 18   SF earthquake and fire results in the deaths of nearly 4000 and destroys 75% of the city.   

Apr 18   The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5 13 a.m.   

Apr 18   The Great San Francisco Earthquake occurred at 5:13 a.m   

Apr 19   10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45   

Apr 19   Pierre Curie, French physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903), dies.   

Apr 20   Australian wombat dies in London Zoo at 26; oldest known marsupial.   

Apr 20   Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26.   

Apr 21   Commander Robert Peary discovered supposed Arctic Continent did not exist   

Apr 21   Tom Burns, editor   

Apr 22   10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece   

Apr 22   Eric William Fenby, composer/president (Delius Society)   

Apr 22   Olympic games held in Athens are not accepted by the IOC.   

Apr 23   Marcel Hillaire, Cologne Germany, actor (Adv in Paradise)   

Apr 23   The Alberta Legislature sets the provincial speed limit at 10 mph in the city and 20 mph in the country. , Now it's 100 in the city and 200 in the country it seems.   

Apr 25   J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #599 Luisa.   

Apr 25   John Knowles Paine, US composer, dies at 67.   

Apr 25   Sally Salminen, writer.   

Apr 26   1st motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

Apr 26   Gracie Allen, Mrs George Burns, comedienne (George Burns Show).   

Apr 26   The inaugural motion pictures shown in Hawaii   

Apr 27   Mark Alexander Abrams, market researcher.   

Apr 28   Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/US astronomer (Milky Way)   

May 01   Phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0.   

May 01   Troops in Paris make many arrests during a May Day protest.   

May 02   Aileen Riggin, Newport RI, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1920, 24)   

May 02   In this year, 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon claims in 2:08.8.   

May 03   British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey   

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Jan 01   In the year 1906 birth of frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)   

Jan 01   Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974) was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 03   Roman Brandstaetter, writer was born in the year 1906.   

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 in the year 1906.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor   

Jan 08   Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) was born in the year 1906.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1906 joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51   

Jan 13   In the year 1906 death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

Jan 16   Marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834) died on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1906 bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84   

Jan 25   In the year 1906 joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70   

Jan 29   On this day in history christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies   

Feb 09   In the year 1906 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 in the year 1906.