Historical Events In 1906

Jun 16   Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's) on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer in the year 1906.  

Jun 18   Kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orch leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege) in the year 1906.  

Jun 20   Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again) in the year 1906.  

Jun 21   On this day in history luis Maria Millet, composer  

Jun 21   M Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus in the year 1906.  

Jun 22   In the year 1906 anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator, Charles' wife  

Jun 22   Fritz Schaudinn, German animal scholar: examined amoebasis, dies at 34 in the year 1906.  

Jun 22   Hakon VII crowned king of Norway in the year 1906.  

Jun 23   In the year 1906 wolfgang Koeppen, writer  

Jun 24   Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) in the year 1906.  

Jun 25   On this day in history roger Livesey, Barry Wales, actor (Drums, Life & Death of Col Blimp)  

Jun 25   In the year 1906 stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit  

Jun 26   In the year 1906 alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76  

Jun 26   In the year 1906 first Grand Prix held at Le Mans  

Jun 26   On this day in history hongar Szisz wins 1st Grand-Prix (Le Mans, France)  

Jun 26   On this day in history stefan Andres, German writer (Wir sind Utopia)  

Jun 27   On this day in history vernon P Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd)  

Jun 28   Maria Goeppert Mayer, US atomic physicist (Nobel 1963) in the year 1906.  

Jun 29   In the year 1906 12th US Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill  

Jun 29   In the year 1906 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 becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College on this day in history.  

Jun 30   John Hope becomes first black president of Morehouse College in the year 1906.  

Jun 30   On this day in history pure Food &Drug Act &Meat Inspection Act adopted  

Jul 01   Edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie)  

Jul 02   Yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau) in the year 1906.  

Jul 04   Gr Brit, France & Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer  

Jul 06   On this day in history 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 06   In the year 1906 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   On this day in history harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show)  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)  

Jan 01   In the year 1906 birth of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974)  

Jan 03   Roman Brandstaetter, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)  

Jan 08   Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist was born in the year 1906.  

Jan 01   On this day in history joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51  

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

Jan 16   On this day in history death of marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834)  

Jan 18   On this day in history bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84  

Jan 25   Joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1906 christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies  

Feb 09   On this day in history paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827)