1906, January 1st ยท Russia ยท Russia ยท Politics ยท Russian Revolution, 1905 ยท Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Opposition Advocacy
Advocates constitutional reform after the 1905 revolution.
1906, January 1st ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Government ยท Government of Switzerland ยท Ludwig Forrer
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
1906, January 12th ยท Great Britain ยท Tehran ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท William Knox D'Arcy
Bakhtiari Agreement Challenged
Faces Persian government refusal to recognize the syndicate's separate agreement with Bakhtiari chiefs.
1906, January 12th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Election
First day of polling during the general election
1906, January 13th ยท Great Britain ยท Manchester ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, majority of 1,200
1906, January 15th ยท United States of America ยท Zurich ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Doctorate Formally Awarded
The University of Zurich formally awards Einstein his doctorate in physics.
1906, January 16th ยท Ecuador ยท Quito ยท Government ยท Government of Ecuador ยท Eloy Alfaro
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 2nd term
1906, January 28th ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Sidney Gilliat
Birth of Frank Launder
Birth of Frank Launder
1906, January ยท Great Britain ยท Greenwich ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Arthur Stanley Eddington
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Nominated to the post of chief assistant to the Astronomer Royal at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
1906, January ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Government Programme
Attempts to stabilise the regime before the first Duma meets.
February 19069 historical events
1906, February 2nd ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Politics ยท Socialist Revolutionary Party ยท Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Legal Defence Work
Represents political opponents of the imperial government.
1906, February 2nd ยท Spain ยท Barcelona ยท Arts ยท Architecture ยท Antoni Gaudi
Casa Mila Construction Begins
Submits the Casa Mila plans to Barcelona City Council and construction begins.
1906, February 5th ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท John Carradine
Birth of John Carradine
Birth of John Carradine
1906, February 8th ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Ramsey MacDonald
Election
The LRC ins 29 seats, helped by a secret Gladstone-MacDonald pact in 1903 between Ramsay MacDonald and Liberal Chief Whip Herbert Gladstone to avoid splitting the opposition vote between Labour and Liberal candidates
1906, February 8th ยท United States of America ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Molecular Dimensions Paper Published
His revised dissertation on molecular dimensions is published in Annalen der Physik.
1906, February 8th ยท United States of America ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Second Brownian Motion Paper Published
Publishes a follow-up analysis refining his theory of Brownian motion.
1906, February 10th ยท Great Britain ยท Portsmouth ยท Warfare ยท World War, 1st ยท John Arbuthnot Fisher
HMS Dreadnought Launched
HMS Dreadnought is launched, rapidly transforming international battleship design and naval competition.
1906, February 20th ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
State Council Reform
Supports reforms creating an upper legislative chamber.
1906, February 22nd ยท Germany ยท Heidelberg ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Max Wolf
Discovery of Achilles
Discovers Achilles, the first recognized asteroid sharing Jupiter's orbit near a stable Lagrange point.
March 19064 historical events
1906, March 12th ยท Argentina ยท Buenos Aires ยท Government ยท Government of Argentina ยท Jose Figueroa Alcorta
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina after the death of Manuel Quintana
1906, March 19th ยท Austria ยท Solingen ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann Born
The future SS official is born to a German family.
1906, March 19th ยท Austria ยท Solingen ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Adolf Eichmann
Birth of Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann is born in Solingen, Germany.
1906, March ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Fritz Erich von Manstein
3rd Foot Guards Regiment
After completing his cadet education, Manstein joined the Prussian 3rd Foot Guards Regiment as an ensign. This posting marked the beginning of his active service in the Imperial German Army.
April 190623 historical events
1906, April 8th ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Election
Final day of polling of the general election
1906, April 10th ยท Russia ยท Stockholm ยท Politics ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ยท Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Unity Congress
Attends the Fourth Congress, known as the Unity Congress.
1906, April 10th ยท Russia ยท Stockholm ยท Politics ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ยท Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov
Unity Congress
Supports attempts to restore formal party unity.
1906, April 10th ยท Russia ยท Stockholm ยท Politics ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ยท Julius Martov
Unity Congress
Mensheviks gain influence at the Unity Congress.
1906, April 12th ยท Saudi Arabia ยท Rawdat Muhanna ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud
Battle of Rawdat Muhanna
Defeats the Rashidi army and strengthens Saudi control of Qassim.
1906, April 12th ยท Saudi Arabia ยท Rawdat Muhanna ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Saud
Battle of Rawdat Muhanna
Supports Saudi forces during the decisive fighting at Rawdat Muhanna.
1906, April 13th ยท Ireland ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Samuel Beckett
Birth of Samuel Beckett
Birth of Samuel Beckett
1906, April 16th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Ivan Logginovich Goremykin
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's, 1st term
1906, April 16th ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Resignation of Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Nicholas II accepts Witte's resignation under conservative pressure.
1906, April 16th ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Resignation of Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Resigns as chairman of the Council of Ministers.
1906, April 16th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nicholas II
Resignation of Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Nicholas II responds to pressure from conservatives & dismisses Witte
1906, April 19th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Pierre Curie
Death of Pierre Curie
Dies after a street accident in Paris.
1906, April 23rd ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Constitution of Russia
The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma
1906, April 23rd ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Fundemental Laws
The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma
1906, April 23rd ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Fundamental Laws
Leaves office as the new constitutional framework is imposed.
1906, April 23rd ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nicholas II
Constitution of Russia
The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma
1906, April 23rd ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Nicholas II
Fundemental Laws
The Fundemental Laws declare the autocracy of the Russian Emperor, including Emperors supremacy over the Law, the Church, and Duma. The first Russian constitution, known as the Fundamental Laws was enacted on the eve of the opening of the first State Duma
1906, April 26th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
1906, April 26th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Constitution of Russia
The new fundemental laws for the constitution are made public
1906, April 27th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Duma
The 1st Duma is opened by the Tsar
1906, April 27th ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
First Duma
The first Duma opens shortly after Witte's fall.
1906, April 27th ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Politics ยท Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ยท Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
First Duma
Represents Social Democratic activity around the First Duma period.
1906, April ยท United States of America ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Patent Office Promotion
Promoted to Technical Expert, second class, at the Swiss Patent Office.
May 19063 historical events
1906, May 13th ยท Poland ยท Paris ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Marie Sklodowska Curie
Sorbonne Chair
Succeeds Pierre Curie in his Sorbonne chair.
1906, May ยท Ireland ยท Politics ยท Sinn Fein ยท Arthur Griffiths
Sinn Fein
Griffiths launches a paper called Sinn Fein
1906, May ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Sergei Yulyevich Witte
Political Retirement
Moves into political semi-retirement after resignation.
June 19062 historical events
1906, June 29th ยท United States of America ยท Panama Canal ยท Economy ยท Lock Canal Decision ยท John Frank Stevens
Lock Canal Plan
Congress adopts a lock-canal design instead of a sea-level canal.
1906, June 29th ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Economy ยท Railroad Regulation ยท Theodore Roosevelt
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act expands federal authority over railroad rates and related businesses.
July 19065 historical events
1906, July 3rd ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท George Henry Sanders
Birth of George Henry Sanders
Birth of George Henry Sanders
1906, July 8th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Duma
The 1st Duma is closed by the Tsar
1906, July 8th ยท Russia ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's
1906, July 12th ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Alfred Dreyfus
Reinstatement
The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army
1906, July 12th ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Alfred Dreyfus
Trial
The Supreme Court proclaims Dreyfusss innocence, he is reinstated in the army
August 19063 historical events
1906, August 12th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Assassination of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
The Socialist revolutionary maximalists make a failed attempt on stolypins life
1906, August 12th ยท Russia ยท Moscow ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
Death of Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin
The Socialist revolutionary maximalists make a failed attempt on stolypins life
1906, August 16th ยท Chile ยท Valparaiso ยท Government ยท Government of Chile ยท Pedro Montt Montt
Valparaiso Earthquake
Coordinates government relief after the destructive Valparaiso earthquake.
September 19068 historical events
1906, September 5th ยท Austria ยท Duino ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
Death of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
Death of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Natal Indian Congress Party
Calls on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Natal Indian Congress Party
Start of a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (including Gandhi), flogged, or even shot, for striking, refusing to register, burning their registration cards, or engaging in other forms of non-violent resistance.
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Natal Indian Congress Party
The Transvaal Government promulgates a new Act compelling registration of the colonys Indian population, at a mass protest meeting Gandhi adopts his evolving methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest.
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
SatyagrahaIndia
Calls on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
SatyagrahaIndia
Start of a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (including Gandhi), flogged, or even shot, for striking, refusing to register, burning their registration cards, or engaging in other forms of non-violent resistance.
1906, September 11th ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
SatyagrahaIndia
The Transvaal Government promulgates a new Act compelling registration of the colonys Indian population, at a mass protest meeting Gandhi adopts his evolving methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest.
1906, September 18th ยท Chile ยท Santiago ยท Government ยท Government of Chile ยท Pedro Montt Montt
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile before dying during an overseas medical journey.
October 19061 historical events
1906, October 30th ยท Denmark ยท Copenhagen ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Niels Henrik David Bohr
Surface Tension Prize Essay Submitted
Submits an experimental study of water-jet surface tension to the Royal Danish Academy competition after conducting measurements in his father's laboratory.
November 19063 historical events
1906, November 5th ยท Poland ยท Paris ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Marie Sklodowska Curie
First Sorbonne Lecture
Gives her first lecture as Sorbonne professor.
1906, November 15th ยท Brazil ยท Government ยท Government of Brazil ยท Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena
President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
1906, November ยท Norway ยท North West Passage ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
Discovery of North West Passage
Amundsens crew returned to Oslo in November 1906, after almost 3.5 years abroad
December 190614 historical events
1906, December 6th ยท Brazil ยท Rio de Janeiro ยท Economy ยท Gold Standard ยท Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena
Caixa de Conversao Established
Brazil creates the Caixa de Conversao to issue notes convertible against gold-backed reserves at a fixed exchange rate, stabilising the milreis.
1906, December 6th ยท Brazil ยท Rio de Janeiro ยท Government ยท Government of Brazil ยท Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Conversion Office
The Conversion Office is created to issue notes convertible at a fixed foreign-exchange parity.
1906, December 10th ยท Italy ยท Stockholm ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Giosue Carducci
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for learning, creative energy, style, and lyrical power.
1906, December 11th ยท Great Britain ยท Portsmouth ยท Warfare ยท World War, 1st ยท John Arbuthnot Fisher
HMS Dreadnought Commissioned
HMS Dreadnought enters commission after an exceptionally rapid construction programme.
1906, December 19th ยท Russia ยท Kamenskoye ยท Government ยท Government of Russia ยท Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
Birth of Leonid Brezhnev
Born in Kamenskoye, later Dneprodzerzhinsk, into a working-class family.
1906, December 26th ยท Great Britain ยท Birmingham ยท Sport ยท Football ยท William Adams
Saint Andrew's Stadium
Birmingham City opens Saint Andrew's as its new permanent football ground.
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Hakim Ajmal Khan
All India Muslim League
The resolution to found the All Muslim League is moved by Nawab Salimullah which & seconded by Hakim Ajmal Khan
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Nawab Salimullah Khan
All India Muslim League
The resolution to found the All Muslim League is moved by Nawab Salimullah which & seconded by Hakim Ajmal Khan. The founding meeting of the party during the annual All India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Shahbagh, Dhaka hosted by Nawab Salimullah Khan
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
All India Muslim League
The founding meeting of the party during the annual All India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Shahbagh, Dhaka presided over by Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Religion ยท Islam ยท Hakim Ajmal Khan
All India Muslim League
The resolution to found the All Muslim League is moved by Nawab Salimullah which & seconded by Hakim Ajmal Khan
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Religion ยท Islam ยท Nawab Salimullah Khan
All India Muslim League
The resolution to found the All Muslim League is moved by Nawab Salimullah which & seconded by Hakim Ajmal Khan. The founding meeting of the party during the annual All India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Shahbagh, Dhaka hosted by Nawab Salimullah Khan
1906, December 30th ยท India ยท Shahbagh ยท Religion ยท Islam ยท Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
All India Muslim League
The founding meeting of the party during the annual All India Muhammadan Educational Conference in Shahbagh, Dhaka presided over by Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
1906, December ยท Austria ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Leopold Berchtold
Ambassador
Appointed as the successor of Count Lexa von Aehrenthal as Ambassador of Russia
1906, December ยท Great Britain ยท Stockholm ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Joseph John Thomson
Nobel Prize for Gas Conduction
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for investigations of electrical conduction through gases.
1906 ยท Austria ยท Government ยท Government of Austria ยท Graf Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister
1906 ยท Austria ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger
Education
Between 1906 and 1910 Schrodinger studies in Vienna under Franz Serafin Exner (1849-1926) and Friedrich Hasenohrl (1874-1915)
1906 ยท Austria ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Franz Serafin Exner
Education
Between 1906 and 1910 Schrodinger studies in Vienna under Franz Serafin Exner (1849-1926) and Friedrich Hasenohrl (1874-1915)
1906 ยท Austria ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Friedrich Hasenohrl
Education
Between 1906 and 1910 Schrodinger studies in Vienna under Franz Serafin Exner (1849-1926) and Friedrich Hasenohrl (1874-1915)
1906 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger
University of Vienna Studies
Begins university study in Vienna, where courses in theoretical physics and mathematics provide the foundation for his later work on quantum theory.
1906 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Robert Barany
Caloric Test
Develops the caloric test for examining the inner-ear balance system.
1906 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Robert Barany
Vestibular Function Testing
Creates a diagnostic method for assessing vestibular function and neurological disease.
1906 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Clemens von Pirquet
Allergic Reaction Concept
Defines a concept that becomes central to immunology and clinical medicine.
1906 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Clemens von Pirquet
Term Allergy Introduced
Introduces the term allergy for altered immune reactivity.
1906 ยท Belgium ยท Brussels ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet
Bordetella Pertussis Isolation
Provides a basis for laboratory diagnosis and later vaccine development.
1906 ยท Belgium ยท Brussels ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet
Whooping Cough Bacterium
Co-isolates the bacterium responsible for whooping cough.
1906 ยท Canada ยท London ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท William James Pirrie
Baron Pirrie Created
Is raised to the peerage as Baron Pirrie of Belfast while continuing to lead Harland and Wolff.
1906 ยท Canada ยท Belfast ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท William James Pirrie
Harland and Wolff Chairmanship Consolidated
Consolidates his control of Harland and Wolff after Gustav Wolff formally retires from the business.
1906 ยท Chile ยท Santiago ยท Government ยท Government of Chile ยท German Riesco Errazuriz
Code of Criminal Procedure
Leads the government when a new Code of Criminal Procedure modernizes the administration of criminal justice.
1906 ยท Chile ยท Santiago ยท Government ยท Government of Chile ยท German Riesco Errazuriz
Workers Housing Law
Promulgates early social legislation intended to improve housing conditions for urban workers.
1906 ยท Denmark ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท Frederik Bajer
The Scandinavian Neutrality System
Publication of "The Scandinavian Neutrality System"
1906 ยท Ecuador ยท Government ยท Government of Ecuador ยท Eloy Alfaro Delgado
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador, 2nd term
1906 ยท Egypt ยท Cairo ยท Government ยท Government of Egypt ยท Abbas II Hilmi
Dinshaway Sentences
Faces nationalist outrage after harsh punishments imposed following the Dinshaway incident.
1906 ยท France ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Alice Guy
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ
Directs The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ, an ambitious early religious film.
1906 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Georges Clemanceau
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
1906 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Rene Viviani
Minister of Labour
Appointed Minister of Labour
1906 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Louis Barthou
Minister of Public Works
Appointed Minister of Public Works, 2nd term
1906 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Georges Clemanceau
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term
1906 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Jacques Maritain
Conversion to Catholicism
Jacques and Raissa Maritain enter the Catholic Church, a turning point in his intellectual development.
1906 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Paul Langevin
Curie Laboratory
Maintains scientific links with the Curie research circle.
1906 ยท France ยท Sport ยท Cycling ยท Rene Pottier
Tour de France
Winner of the Tour de France
1906 ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Marie-Joseph Edouard de Castelnau
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier General
1906 ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Henri Philippe Petain
Instructor
Appointed Instructor at the Ecole de Guerre
1906 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Classical Music ยท Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 1 in D major
Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 3 in D minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 1 in D major
1906 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Classical Music ยท Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 3 in D minor
Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 3 in D minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 1 in D major
1906 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Classical Music ยท Gustav Mahler
Symphony No 6 in A minor
Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 3 in D minor. Completes the final revision of Symphony No. 1 in D major
1906 ยท Germany ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Hugo Preuss
Des Deutschen Stadtewesens
Publication of "Des Deutschen Stadtewesens"
1906 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Friedrich von Holstein
Dismissal
Dismissed after the Moroccan Crisis
1906 ยท Germany ยท Algeciras ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow von Furst
Conference of Algeciras
Brings about the Algeciras conference following the Moroccan crisis
1906 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow von Furst
Peerage
Created Prince
1906 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Ernst Cassirer
Berlin Habilitation
Cassirer completes his habilitation at the University of Berlin and begins teaching there.
1906 ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท National Liberal Party ยท Gustav Stressman
Election
First enters the Reichstag as a National Liberal
1906 ยท Germany ยท Politics ยท National Liberal Party ยท Gustav Stressman
Reichstag Entry
First enters the Reichstag as a National Liberal representative.
Discovers Patroclus, an asteroid occupying Jupiter's trailing Trojan region.
1906 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Moltke
Chief of General Staff
Appointed Chief of the General Staff, nephew of General von Moltke
1906 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Alfred Graf von Schlieffen
Retirement
Schlieffen retires after 53 yrs of service
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Cinema ยท Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel
Glasgow Britannia Theatre
Laurel began his career in the Glasgow Britannia Theatre of Varieties and Alhambra Theatre Glasgow at the age of 16
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
Publication of "Sir Nigel"
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท E Nesbit
The Railway Children
Publication of "The Railway Children"
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท John Galsworthy
The Man of Property
Publication of "The Man of Property"
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Walter John de La Mare
Poems
Publication of "Poems"
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Poetry ยท John Betjeman
Birth of John Betjeman
Birth of John Betjeman
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Simla ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท George Clarke Simpson
Indian Meteorological Service
joined the Indian Meteorological Service as an Imperial Meteorologist at their headquarters in Simla and inspected many of the meteorological stations in India and Burma
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Robert Falcon Scott
Flag-Captain
Appointed Flag-captain to Rear-Admiral George Egerton on HMS Victorious
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท City of London ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Arthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for City of London
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Arthur James Balfour Balfour, 1st
Election
The Conservatives are divided over the Empire & free trade
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Manchester ยท Government ยท Labour Party Government ยท John Robert Clynes
Member of Parliament
Stands for the new Labour Party in the general election and is elected to Parliament for Manchester North East
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Birmingham ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Joseph Chamberlain
Tariff Reform
Continues tariff reform campaigning from his Birmingham political base.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Election
The Liberal Party win 49.4% of the vote & 399 MPs
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Robert Anthony Haldane Cloan, 1st
General Staff
Creates the General Staff to controls military expenditure & general mobilization
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Humanities ยท Social Science ยท Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
Publlication of, "Lord Randolph Churchill", official biography of his father
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Limehouse ยท Politics ยท Independent Labour Party ยท Clement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st
Haileybury House
From 1906 to 1909 Attlee works as a manager of Haileybury House, a charitable club for working-class boys
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Blackburn ยท Politics ยท Independent Labour Party ยท Philip Snowden Snowden, 1st
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament, 1st time
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Keir Hardie
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Keir Hardie
Independent Labour Party (ILP)
Appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท David James Shackleton
Chairman of TUC
Appointed Chairman of the TUC
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Ramsey MacDonald
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Labour Party, 2nd term
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Ramsey MacDonald
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Leicester
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Ramsey MacDonald
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 1st term
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท James Ramsey MacDonald
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
The LRC ins 29 seats, helped by a secret Gladstone-MacDonald pact in 1903 between Ramsay MacDonald and Liberal Chief Whip Herbert Gladstone to avoid splitting the opposition vote between Labour and Liberal candidates
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Manchester ยท Politics ยท Labour Party ยท John Robert Clynes
Election
Stands for the new Labour Party in the general election and is elected to Parliament for Manchester North East
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท John Maynard Keynes
India Office
Appointed to serve in the India Office
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Chesterton ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท Edwin Samuel Montagu
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Chesterton in 1906, a seat he held until 1918,
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท Guest Ashby St Ledgers
Liberal Party
Leaves the Conservatives & joins the Liberal Party
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท Walter Runciman Runciman, 1st
Goes on hunger strike in Strangeways Prison and is force-fed. Arrested and imprisoned for various offences, including a violent attack on a man she mistook for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George
Joins the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Greenwich ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Arthur Stanley Eddington
Eddington Joins Greenwich Scientific Staff
Arthur Stanley Eddington joined as chief assistant and worked on astronomical research. The work improved the repeatability of observational methods.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Stockholm ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Joseph John Thomson
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical and experimental investigations of electrical conduction through gases, work closely associated with the identification of the electron.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Liverpool ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Tom Watson
League Championship
Leads Liverpool to another league championship.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Liverpool ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Joe Hewitt
Leading Attack in Second League Triumph
Joe Hewitt contributed goals in the 1905โ06 campaign as Liverpool claimed the second league championship in their history.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Sport ยท Football ยท Sandy Young
First FA Cup Victory
Sandy Young scores the decisive goal against Newcastle United as Everton win the FA Cup for the first time.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Plumer Plumer, 1st
Quartermaster General
Appointed Quartermaster General
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Great Britain ยท Warfare ยท World War, 1st ยท John Arbuthnot Fisher
Nucleus Crew Reserve System Expanded
Fisher's fleet reforms expand nucleus-crew arrangements so reserve ships can be maintained with reduced peacetime manning.
1906 ยท Hungary ยท Government ยท Government of Hungary ยท Sandor Wekerle
Prime Minister of Hungary
Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary, 2nd term
1906 ยท India ยท Politics ยท Congress Party ยท Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Congress Party
Tilak advocates civil agitation and direct revolution to overthrow the British Empire, whereas Gokhale is a moderate reformist, the Congress Party splits into two wings
1906 ยท India ยท Politics ยท Congress Party ยท Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Coup
Tilak advocates civil agitation and direct revolution to overthrow the British Empire, whereas Gokhale is a moderate reformist, the Congress Party splits into two wings
1906 ยท India ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Coup
Tilak advocates civil agitation and direct revolution to overthrow the British Empire, whereas Gokhale is a moderate reformist, the Congress Party splits into two wings
1906 ยท India ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Indian National Congress
Tilak advocates civil agitation and direct revolution to overthrow the British Empire, whereas Gokhale is a moderate reformist, the Congress Party splits into two wings. Gokhale and Tilak become the respective leaders of the moderates and the "extremists" (the latter now known by the more politically correct term, aggressive nationalists) in the Congress
1906 ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Natal Indian Congress Party
While the Government is successful in repressing the Indian protesters, the public outcry stemming from the harsh methods employed by the South African Government in the face of peaceful Indian protesters finally forced South African General Jan Chr
1906 ยท India ยท Johannesburg ยท Politics ยท Natal Indian Congress Party ยท Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
SatyagrahaIndia
While the Government is successful in repressing the Indian protesters, the public outcry stemming from the harsh methods employed by the South African Government in the face of peaceful Indian protesters finally forced South African General Jan Chr
1906 ยท Italy ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Giosue Carducci
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
1906 ยท Italy ยท Government ยท Liberal Party Government ยท Giovanni Giolitti
Prime Minister of Italy
Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 3rd term
1906 ยท Japan ยท Mukden ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Shigeru Yoshida
Consul
Appointed Consul General to Mukden in Manchuria
1906 ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Takakira Kato
Foreign Secretary of Japan
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
1906 ยท Japan ยท Government ยท Government of Japan ยท Hiroyuki Kato
Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council
1906 ยท Japan ยท Politics ยท Liberal Party ยท Shigeru Yoshida
Education
Graduates from Tokyo University
1906 ยท Japan ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Matasake Terauchi
General
Appointed General
1906 ยท Japan ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Heihachiro Togo
British Order of Merit
Made Member of British Order of Merit by King Edward VII
1906 ยท Japan ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Oku
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
1906 ยท New Zealand ยท Government ยท Government of New Zealand ยท Joseph Ward
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Appointed Prime Minister of New Zealand
1906 ยท Norway ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Sveinn Bjornson
Mary
Publication of "Mary"
1906 ยท Norway ยท North Pole ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
Discovery of North Pole
Reaches sight of the Magnetic North Pole but discovers that it is migratory
1906 ยท Norway ยท North West Passage ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
Discovery of North West Passage
Amundsens crew returned to Oslo in November 1906, after almost 3.5 years abroad. Amundsens team reach Nome in 1906. Because the water along the route was sometimes as shallow as 3 ft (0.91 m), a larger ship could not have made the voyag. 1st person to navigate the North West Passage
1906 ยท Norway ยท North Pole ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen
North Magnetic Pole
Reaches sight of the Magnetic North Pole but discovers that it is migratory
1906 ยท Norway ยท North West Passage ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Peder Risvedt
Discovery of North West Passage
Assists Amundsen on his navigation through the North West Passage
1906 ยท Norway ยท Government ยท Government of Norway ยท Fridtjof Nansen
Minister of Great Britain
The first Norwegian Minister to Britain
1906 ยท Pakistan ยท Dhaka ยท Politics ยท Indian National Congress ยท Mohammed Ali Jinnah
All India Muslim League
The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress
1906 ยท Pakistan ยท Dhaka ยท Religion ยท Islam ยท Mohammed Ali Jinnah
All India Muslim League
The All India Muslim League (AIML) is formed by Muslims who were suspicious of the mainstream, secular but Hindu-majority Indian National Congress
When the Russian Government began arresting Bolsheviks Litvinov left the country and spent the next ten years living in London, where he was active in the International Socialist
When the Russian Government began arresting Bolsheviks Litvinov left the country and spent the next ten years living in London, where he was active in the International Socialist
When the Russian Government began arresting Bolsheviks Litvinov left the country and spent the next ten years living in London, where he was active in the International Socialist
When the Russian Government began arresting Bolsheviks Litvinov left the country and spent the next ten years living in London, where he was active in the International Socialist
1906 ยท Russia ยท Saint Petersburg ยท Politics ยท Socialist Revolutionary Party ยท Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Political Defence Work
Defends revolutionaries in court and gains recognition for challenging the Tsarist government's treatment of political prisoners.
1906 ยท Russia ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Konstantin Kirkovich Abramov
Birth of Konstantin Kirkovich Abramov
Birth of Konstantin Kirkovich Abramov
1906 ยท Russia ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Alexei Polinavov
Deputy Minister
Appointed Deputy Minister of War
1906 ยท Russia ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf
General
Appointed General
1906 ยท South Africa ยท Transvaal ยท Government ยท Government of South Africa ยท Jan Christian Smuts
Election
The Peoples Party win a landslide & Botha forms the Government. Smuts wins a comfortable victory in the Wonderboom constituency, near Pretoria
1906 ยท South Africa ยท Media ยท Media ยท John Langalibalele Dube
Illanga Lase
Founds the 1st newspaper, Illanga Lase
1906 ยท South Africa ยท Politics ยท Afrikaaner Taalvereniging ยท Daniel Francois Malan
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Afrikaaner Taalvereniging
1906 ยท Spain ยท Barcelona ยท Arts ยท Architecture ยท Antoni Gaudi
Casa Batllo Renovation Completed
Completes the transformation of Casa Batllo into a major work of Catalan Modernisme.
1906 ยท Spain ยท Science ยท Medicine ยท Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Nobel Prize
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
1906 ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Matter-Radiation Energy Exchange Treated as Discrete
Einstein's continuing work on radiation treated elementary exchanges between matter and electromagnetic energy as discrete processes rather than continuously divisible transfers.
1906 ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Planck Radiation Law Reinterpreted with Quanta
Einstein re-examined Planck's radiation theory and emphasized that its success could be understood more naturally if radiation exchanged energy with matter in finite quantum amounts.
1906 ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Quantized Radiation Emission Reconsidered
Einstein examined how material resonators exchange energy with radiation and strengthened the case that emission as well as absorption must be connected with discrete quantum transfers.
1906 ยท Switzerland ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Quantized Resonance Absorption Analysis
Einstein extended his quantum reasoning to resonant interactions between matter and radiation, treating absorption as an energy exchange constrained by discrete radiation quanta.
The FFS merges with the Committe of Union & Progress. Helps found the Fatherland & Freedom Society
1906 ยท Turkey ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Maustafa Kemal Ataturk
Captain
Appointed Captain in the Damascus Cavalry Regiment
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Upton Sinclair
The Jungle
Publication of "The Jungle"
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท William Howard Taft
Peace Negotiations
Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท William Howard Taft
Reballion of General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo
Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Republican Party Government ยท William Howard Taft
Rule of Cuba
Roosevelt sends troops to restore order in Cuba during the revolt led by General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, and Taft temporarily becomes the Civil Governor of Cuba, personally negotiating with Castillo for a peaceful end to the revolt
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Percival Lowell
Discovery of Planet X
Percival Lowell starts an extensive project in search of a possible ninth planet, which he terms "Planet X"
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Percival Lowell
Discovery of Pluto
Percival Lowell begins an extensive search for a possible ninth planet, which he calls Planet X.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Inertia of Energy Conservation
Publishes a relativistic analysis linking conservation of centre-of-gravity motion with the inertia carried by energy, extending the implications of mass-energy equivalence.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Bern ยท Science ยท Physics ยท Albert Einstein
Light Production and Absorption Paper
Publishes work extending the light-quantum hypothesis to the production and absorption of radiation.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท New York ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Edwin Howard Armstrong
Radio Engineering Develops In New York
Early experiments and academic work helped establish the city as an important centre of radio research. The work created a practical link between experimentation and infrastructure.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท New York ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Lee de Forest
Audion Triode
Adds a control grid to a vacuum tube, enabling an electron current to amplify electrical signals.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Oslo ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Theodore Roosevelt
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War and helping conclude the Treaty of Portsmouth.
1906 ยท Vietnam ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Boi Chou Phan
Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su", Vietnams
Publication of "Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su", Vietnams first revolutionary history book
1906 ยท Vietnam ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Boi Chou Phan
Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su
Publication of "Viet Nam Vong Quoc Su", Vietnams first revolutionary history book
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Willa Cather
Joins McClures Magazine
Cather joined the editorial staff of McClure's Magazine in New York.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Herbert George Wells
In the Days of the Comet
Wells published In the Days of the Comet, a speculative novel about social transformation.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Lytton Strachey
Begins Literary Reviewing
Strachey developed his career as a reviewer and essayist for periodicals.
1906 ยท United States of America ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Hannah Arendt
Birth of Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt was born in Linden and became a major political theorist.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Glasgow ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Andrew Bonar Law
Law Loses Glasgow Seat
Bonar Law loses his parliamentary seat in the Liberal landslide general election.
1906 ยท Great Britain ยท Dulwich London ยท Government ยท Conservative Party Government ยท Andrew Bonar Law
Law Returns for Dulwich
A by election returns Bonar Law to Parliament as the Conservative member for Dulwich.