Page 9: Historical Events In 1906

Jun 21   M Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus.   

Jun 22   Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator, Charles' wife   

Jun 22   Fritz Schaudinn, German animal scholar: examined amoebasis, dies at 34.   

Jun 22   Hakon VII crowned king of Norway.   

Jun 23   Wolfgang Koeppen, writer   

Jun 24   Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)   

Jun 25   Roger Livesey, Barry Wales, actor (Drums, Life and Death of Col Blimp)   

Jun 25   Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit   

Jun 26   Alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76   

Jun 26   In this year, Hongar Szisz claims 1st Grand-Prix (Le Mans, France).   

Jun 26   inaugural Grand Prix held at Le Mans   

Jun 26   Stefan Andres, German writer (Wir sind Utopia).   

Jun 27   Vernon P Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd)   

Jun 28   Maria Goeppert Mayer, US atomic physicist (Nobel 1963).   

Jun 29   12th US Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill.   

Jun 29   Canadian Pacific ocean liner Empress of Ireland departs on maiden voyage to Quebec; will sink on 96th voyage, May 29 1914.   

Jun 30   John Hope is recorded as becoming 1st black president of Morehouse College   

Jun 30   John Hope is recorded as becoming inaugural black president of Morehouse College.   

Jun 30   Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act adopted   

Jul 01   Edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32)   

Jul 02   Alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie)   

Jul 02   Yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time.   

Jul 03   Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau)   

Jul 04   Gr Brit, France and Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia.   

Jul 06   Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer.   

Jul 06   The Empress of Ireland arrives at Quebec at 05 30 on maiden voyage from Liverpool; with 215 1st-class passengers, 314 2nd-class passengers and 777 3rd-class passengers; best day's run was 460 knots, a record for the North Atlantic service   

Jul 07   Harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show).   

Jul 08   Philip Johnson, Cleveland Ohio, Cortalyou architect.   

Jul 09   Beene Dubbelboer, Dutch writer (Secret Resistance)   

Jul 11   Harry Von Zell, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Burns and Allen)   

Jul 11   The Gillette-Brown murder inspires Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.   

Jul 12   Alfred Dreyfus are discovered innocent in France.   

Jul 12   Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer, dies at 70.   

Jul 13   Harry Sosnik, Chicago, orch leader (Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade).   

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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)