Page 2: Historical Events In 1906

Jan 25   On this day in history joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70   

Jan 27   Radames Gnattali, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec in the year 1906.   

Jan 27   On this day in history rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 seconds   

Jan 28   Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km   

Jan 29   Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920) in the year 1906.   

Jan 30   Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill) in the year 1906.   

Jan 31   On this day in history benjamin Frankel, composer   

Jan 31   In Ecuador one of the 10 Largest Earthquakes of the World at 8.8 occurs in the year 1906.   

Jan 31   Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter in the year 1906.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas   

Feb 01   On this day in history english Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured   

Feb 01   First federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth KS in the year 1906.   

Feb 01   On this day in history hildegarde, Adell Wisc, night club vocalist (I'll Be Seeing You)   

Feb 02   On this day in history pope encyclical against separation of church & state   

Feb 03   Ludvig Nielsen, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1906 clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto)   

Feb 05   On this day in history john Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)   

Feb 07   Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano in the year 1906.   

Feb 09   Natal proclaims state of siege in Zulu uprising in the year 1906.   

Feb 09   In the year 1906 paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio   

Feb 10   Britain's 1st modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched in the year 1906.   

Feb 10   Britain's first modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched, it changed the battleship concept fo rthe world on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Erik Rhodes, [Ernest Sharpe], actor (Top Hat, Night at the Ritz) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   State of siege proclaimed in Zululand in the year 1906.   

Feb 10   The birth of Lon Chaney Jr., American actor on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1906 denis Barnett, British air chief marshal   

Feb 12   George Cohans musical "George Washington," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 15   British Labour Party organizes in the year 1906.   

Feb 15   In the year 1906 stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries)   

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Jan 01   Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) was born in the year 1906.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of roman Brandstaetter, writer   

Jan 05   Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 06   Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary) was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 06   Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1906 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   On this day in history death of alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859)   

Jan 16   Marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834) died in the year 1906.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70   

Jan 29   Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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.