What Happened In March 1906 In History

Historical Events for March, 1906

• 5th » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moro people called Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
• 15th » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
• 18th » Traian Vuia flies a heavier-than-air aircraft for 11 meters at an altitude of one meter.
• 22nd » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
• 31st » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1906

• 1st » Camilla Spira, German actress (d. 1997)
• 1st » Pham Van Dong, Vietnamese politician (d. 2000)
• 2nd » Jan Ankerman, Dutch field hockey player (d. 1942)
• 3rd » Artur Lundkvist, Swedish poet and critic (d. 1991)
• 4th » Buck Canel, Argentinian-American sportscaster (d. 1980)
• 4th » Meindert DeJong, American author (d. 1991)
• 4th » Avery Fisher, American violinist (d. 1994)
• 4th » Fionn MacColla, Scottish author (d. 1975)
• 4th » Georges Ronsse, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969)
• 4th » Horace Roye, English photographer (d. 2002)
• 4th » Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Jr., American businessman (d. 2007)
• 6th » Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (d. 1959)
• 7th » Elmar Lipping, Estonian soldier and politician, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (d. 1994)
• 10th » Lionel Bertrand, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1979)
• 13th » Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (d. 1947)
• 16th » Francisco Ayala (novelist) e.g Francisco Ayala, Spanish author (d. 2009)
• 16th » Henny Youngman, English-American violinist and comedian (d. 1998)
• 17th » Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
• 19th » Adolf Eichmann, German SS officer (d. 1962)
• 20th » Abraham Beame, American politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (d. 2001)
• 20th » Nickolaus Hirschl, Austrian wrestler (d. 1991)
• 20th » Ozzie Nelson, American actor, singer, and bandleader (d. 1975)
• 21st » John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978)
• 21st » Jim Thompson (designer) called Jim Thompson, American businessman (d. 1967)
• 24th » Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Ukrainian-Russian singer (d. 1984)
• 25th » Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (d. 1994)
• 25th » A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and academic (d. 1990)
• 26th » Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player (d. 1981)
• 27th » Cecil Purdy, Egyptian-Australian chess player and author (d. 1979)
• 27th » Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969)
• 28th » Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2002)
• 29th » E. Power Biggs, English-American organist (d. 1977)
• 31st » Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

Famous Deaths for March 1906

• 1st » José María de Pereda, Spanish author (b. 1833)
• 4th » John Schofield, American general, 28th United States Secretary of War (b. 1831)
• 13th » Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
• 29th » Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (b. 1878)

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