Page 4: Historical Events In 1906

Mar 10   Coal dust explosion kills 1,060 at Courrieres France in the year 1906.   

Mar 10   On this day in history eugen Richter, German MP (Liberal), dies at 67   

Mar 10   In the year 1906 london Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)   

Mar 11   On this day in history aasan Ferit Alnar, composer   

Mar 12   Heavy storm ravages Dutch west coast in the year 1906.   

Mar 13   Susan B[rownell] Anthony, American suffragist, dies at 85 in the year 1906.   

Mar 14   In the year 1906 calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club forms   

Mar 14   Calgary City Rugby Football Club forms on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer in the year 1906.   

Mar 15   Alfred Gilpin Jones, lt-gov of Nova Scotia (1900-06), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Brits Rolls, Royce and Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd in the year 1906.   

Mar 16   Francisco Ayala, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Kagi, Formosa a 7.1 earthquake caused 1,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actr (Gloria, Gold) in the year 1906.   

Mar 17   Carlos Calvo, Argentina diplomat (Calvo Clause), dies at 82 in the year 1906.   

Mar 17   Japan nationalises its railways in the year 1906.   

Mar 17   Pres Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake" on this day in history.   

Mar 17   President Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckraker" on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Roy L Johnson, US admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean) in the year 1906.   

Mar 19   On this day in history adolf Eichmann, Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer   

Mar 19   On this day in history ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi", premieres in Munich   

Mar 19   In the year 1906 ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's "Quattro Rusteghi," premieres in Munich   

Mar 20   On this day in history abraham Beame, (Mayor-D-NYC), NYC's 1st Jewish mayor   

Mar 20   In the year 1906 george B Shaws "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," premieres in London   

Mar 21   In the year 1906 john D Rockefeller III, billionaire philanthropist (oil)   

Mar 22   On this day in history martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer, dies at 59   

Mar 23   On this day in history george Posford, composer   

Mar 23   Victor Barton, cricketer (scored 23 in Test Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 24   "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world - how things will change!   

Mar 24   John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS] in the year 1906.   

Mar 25   Alan J P Taylor, British historian (English history 1914-1915) in the year 1906.   

Mar 27   In the year 1906 founding of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974)   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1906 birth of kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho   

Jan 06   Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor was born in the year 1906.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1906.   

Jan 13   Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist (b. 1859) died in the year 1906.   

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

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 in the year 1906.   

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 on this day in history.