Page 14: Historical Events In 1906

Oct 18   James Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island) in the year 1906.   

Oct 19   In the year 1906 georges Chemenceau succeeds Sarien premier of France   

Oct 20   In the year 1906 dr Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube)   

Oct 20   In the year 1906 dr Lee DeForest demonstrates his radio tube   

Oct 20   In the year 1906 william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants), dies at 67   

Oct 21   [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   3000 blacks demonstrate & riot in Phila in the year 1906.   

Oct 22   On this day in history 3000 blacks demonstrate & riot in Philedalphia   

Oct 22   In the year 1906 cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper)   

Oct 23   On this day in history gertrude Ederle, NYC, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924)   

Oct 24   Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history uS inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio & broadcasting   

Oct 27   Anton AM Struyken, minister of justice/governor Dutch Antilles on this day in history.   

Oct 28   On this day in history belgian-British "Union Minstry of Haut-Katanga" begins   

Oct 29   Fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) in the year 1906.   

Oct 31   In the year 1906 george Bernard Shaw's "Caesar & Cleopatra," premieres in NYC   

Oct 31   On this day in history jo Vis, resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction)   

Nov 02   Luchino Visconti, Milan Italy, director (Damned, Death in Venice) on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history arnold Atkinson Cooke, composer   

Nov 05   George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected NY gov beats William Randolph Hearst in the year 1906.   

Nov 06   On this day in history francis Lederer, Prague Czech, actor (Diary of a Chambermaid)   

Nov 07   On this day in history eugene Carson Blake, US sec-gen of World council of Churches (1966-72)   

Nov 09   On this day in history arthur Rudolph, rocket engineer   

Nov 09   Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64 in the year 1906.   

Nov 09   On this day in history t Roosevelt is 1st pres to visit other countries (P Rico & Panama)   

Nov 11   Ethel Smyth' "Standrecht," premieres in Leipzig in the year 1906.   

Nov 12   C W Gregory (NSW v Qld) starts day at 48*, is 366* at stumps on this day in history.   

Nov 13   C W Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland in the year 1906.   

Nov 13   Conrad Thibault, Northbridge Mass, singer (Jacques Fray Music Room) in the year 1906.   

Nov 14   Hendrik J Schimmel, author/dramatist, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box) in the year 1906.   

Nov 14   On this day in history roosevelt becomes 1st US pres to visit a foreign country (Panama)   

Nov 14   Roosevelt becomes first US President to visit a foreign country (Panama) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1906.   

Feb 09   Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827) died on this day in history.