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Pages in category "August 1906 events" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
April 18 – The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000 people, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350,000,000 in damages.
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 ...
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Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... August 27, 1954. ... The Call Building on fire during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the city, though the flames spared the Mathews’ home, the disaster did destroy a lot of their work which was privately held in the city. The destruction of San Francisco, the state’s largest and most urban city at the time, was a galvanizing moment for the Mathew’s.
April 18 – The catastrophic San Francisco earthquake occurs. The Grand Opera house, where Enrico Caruso performed last night, is destroyed by fire. Costumes and scenery of twelve operas go up in smoke, resulting in a loss of $120,000.