Page 2: Historical Events In 1906

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

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

Jan 27   In the year 1906 rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec   

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   Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1906 franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Jan 30   On this day in history greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill)   

Jan 31   In the year 1906 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   On this day in history strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter   

Feb 01   1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas in the year 1906.   

Feb 01   English Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured on this day in history.   

Feb 01   First federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth KS on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1906 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   In the year 1906 ludvig Nielsen, composer   

Feb 04   Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) in the year 1906.   

Feb 07   In the year 1906 henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo   

Feb 08   Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein) in the year 1906.   

Feb 09   On this day in history gwen Catley, British(?) soprano   

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

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

Feb 10   In the year 1906 britain's 1st modern & largest battleship "HMS Dreadnought" launched   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1906 the birth of Lon Chaney Jr., American actor.   

Feb 11   On this day in history denis Barnett, British air chief marshal   

Feb 12   On this day in history george Cohans musical "George Washington," premieres in NYC   

Feb 15   British Labour Party organizes in the year 1906.   

Feb 15   Stephen Brown, CEO (Stone-Platt Industries) in the year 1906.   

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

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1906.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Bartolomé Mitre, president of Argentina (1862-70), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 10   In the year 1906 death of ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician (b. 1827)