Historical Events In 1906

Oct 18   On this day in history james Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)   

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

Oct 20   On this day in history dr Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube)   

Oct 20   Dr Lee DeForest demonstrates his radio tube on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1906 3000 blacks demonstrate & riot in Phila   

Oct 22   In the year 1906 3000 blacks demonstrate & riot in Philedalphia   

Oct 22   Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   In the year 1906 marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter   

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

Oct 27   On this day in history anton AM Struyken, minister of justice/governor Dutch Antilles   

Oct 28   In the year 1906 belgian-British "Union Minstry of Haut-Katanga" begins   

Oct 29   Fredric [William] Brown, US, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 31   In the year 1906 jo Vis, resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction)   

Nov 02   Luchino Visconti, Milan Italy, director (Damned, Death in Venice) in the year 1906.   

Nov 04   Arnold Atkinson Cooke, composer in the year 1906.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history charles Evans Hughes (R) elected NY gov beats William Randolph Hearst   

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

Nov 07   In the year 1906 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   In the year 1906 leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64   

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

Nov 11   In the year 1906 ethel Smyth' "Standrecht," premieres in Leipzig   

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

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

Nov 13   In the year 1906 conrad Thibault, Northbridge Mass, singer (Jacques Fray Music Room)   

Nov 14   On this day in history hendrik J Schimmel, author/dramatist, dies   

Nov 14   Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box) on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Roosevelt becomes 1st US pres to visit a foreign country (Panama) on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1906 roosevelt becomes first US President to visit a foreign country (Panama)   

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

Jan 01   Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (d. 1974) was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 03   In the year 1906 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   In the year 1906 birth of jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor   

Jan 08   Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP) was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist   

Jan 01   Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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   Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84 in the year 1906.   

Jan 25   In the year 1906 joseph Wheeler II, Confederate General, dies at 70   

Jan 29   Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies in the year 1906.   

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)