Page 9: Historical Events In 1906

Jun 16   Alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer   

Jun 18   In the year 1906 kay Kyser, Rocky Mount NC, orch leader (Kay Kyser's Kollege)   

Jun 20   Bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again) on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history luis Maria Millet, composer   

Jun 21   M Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator, Charles' wife in the year 1906.   

Jun 22   Fritz Schaudinn, German animal scholar: examined amoebasis, dies at 34 in the year 1906.   

Jun 22   On this day in history hakon VII crowned king of Norway   

Jun 23   On this day in history wolfgang Koeppen, writer   

Jun 24   On this day in history pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire)   

Jun 25   Roger Livesey, Barry Wales, actor (Drums, Life & Death of Col Blimp) in the year 1906.   

Jun 25   Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit in the year 1906.   

Jun 26   On this day in history alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76   

Jun 26   First Grand Prix held at Le Mans on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Hongar Szisz wins 1st Grand-Prix (Le Mans, France) in the year 1906.   

Jun 26   Stefan Andres, German writer (Wir sind Utopia) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history vernon P Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd)   

Jun 28   Maria Goeppert Mayer, US atomic physicist (Nobel 1963) on this day in history.   

Jun 29   12th US Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill in the year 1906.   

Jun 29   On this day in history canadian Pacific ocean liner Empress of Ireland departs on maiden voyage to Quebec; will sink on 96th voyage, May 29 1914.   

Jun 30   John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College in the year 1906.   

Jun 30   On this day in history john Hope becomes first black president of Morehouse College   

Jun 30   On this day in history pure Food &Drug Act &Meat Inspection Act adopted   

Jul 01   On this day in history edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32)   

Jul 02   Alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie) in the year 1906.   

Jul 02   Yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history gr Brit, France & Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia   

Jul 06   In the year 1906 agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer   

Jul 06   The Empress of Ireland arrives at Quebec at 05 30 on maiden voyage from Liverpool; with 215 1st-class passengers, 314 2nd-class passengers and 777 3rd-class passengers; best day's run was 460 knots, a record for the North Atlantic service in the year 1906.   

Jul 06   The Empress of Ireland arrives at Quebec at 05:30 on maiden voyage from Liverpool; with 215 1st-class passengers, 314 2nd-class passengers and 777 3rd-class passengers; best day's run was 460 knots, a record for the North Atlantic service on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show) in the year 1906.   

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

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

Jan 03   Roman Brandstaetter, writer was born in the year 1906.   

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