Page 9: Historical Events In 1906

Jun 16   In the year 1906 alan Fairfax, cricketer (Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's)   

Jun 17   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player, dies in the year 1906.   

Jun 17   In the year 1906 thomas G Cowling, British mathematician/astronomer   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1906 bob Howard, Newton Mass, singer/pianist (Sing it Again)   

Jun 21   In the year 1906 luis Maria Millet, composer   

Jun 21   M Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus in the year 1906.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 23   In the year 1906 wolfgang Koeppen, writer   

Jun 24   Pierre Fournier, Paris France, violon cellist (Paris Conservatoire) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1906 alexander Muir, poet (Maple Leaf Forever), dies at 76   

Jun 26   First Grand Prix held at Le Mans in the year 1906.   

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) in the year 1906.   

Jun 29   12th US Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill on this day in history.   

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

Jun 30   John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1906 john Hope becomes first black president of Morehouse College   

Jun 30   In the year 1906 pure Food &Drug Act &Meat Inspection Act adopted   

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

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

Jul 02   In the year 1906 yanks win by forfeit, for their 1st time   

Jul 03   On this day in history francis Steegmuller, US, biographer (Cocteau)   

Jul 04   Gr Brit, France & Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 07   In the year 1906 harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho was born in the year 1906.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor   

Jan 08   In the year 1906 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   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   In the year 1906 death of marshall Field, founder of Marshall Field and Company (b. 1834)   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1906.   

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