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Governor of Vermont: Charles J. Bell (until October 3), Fletcher D. Proctor (starting October 3) Governor of Virginia: Andrew Jackson Montague (until February 1), Claude A. Swanson (starting February 10) Governor of Washington: Albert E. Mead
1906 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1906th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1906, the ...
1906 – San Francisco earthquake; 1907 – Oklahoma becomes a state; 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement; 1907 – Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on the market; 1908 – Root–Takahira Agreement; 1908 – Federal Bureau of ...
1906 – Traian Vuia of Romania takes off with his "Traian Vuia 1", an early monoplane. His flight was performed in Montesson near Paris and was about 12 meters long. [83] 1906 – Jacob Ellehammer of Denmark constructs the Ellehammer semi-biplane. In this machine, he made a tethered flight on September 12, 1906, becoming the second European to ...
[3] 15 May – Our Dumb Friends League opens its first animal hospital, in Victoria, London. [4] 26 May – opening of Vauxhall Bridge in London. [1] 30 May – Royal Navy battleship HMS Montagu runs aground on the island of Lundy and becomes a loss. [5] 22 June – the present King's daughter Maud is crowned as queen consort of Norway.
The novel was later published in book format by Doubleday in 1906. [2] The book realistically depicts working-class poverty, immigrant struggle, lack of social support or welfare, harsh living and dangerous working conditions, generating hopelessness or cynicism and cruelty among the powerless. These elements are contrasted with the deeply ...
17 February – Käte Selbmann, German politician (died 1962) [1] 3 March – Will Eisenmann, German-Swiss composer (died 1992) 19 May – Gerd Bucerius, German journalist (died 1995) 6 June – Max August Zorn, German-born American mathematician (died 1993) 19 June – Ernst Boris Chain, German biochemist (died 1979)
26 April – 2 May – The 1906 Intercalated Games are held in Athens, Greece – Australia wins three bronze medals. 22 September – Carlton wins the VFL grand final, beating Fitzroy 15.4 (94) to 6.9 (45). 6 November – Poseidon wins the Melbourne Cup.