What Happened In May 1906 In History

Historical Events for May, 1906

• 2nd » Closing ceremony of the 1906 Intercalated Games e.g Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
• 22nd » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Airplane or Flying-Machine".
• 26th » Vauxhall Bridge is opened in London.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1906

• 1st » Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983)
• 2nd » Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (d. 1979)
• 2nd » Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (d. 2002)
• 3rd » Mary Astor, American actress (d. 1987)
• 3rd » Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (d. 1975)
• 3rd » René Huyghe, French historian and author (d. 1997)
• 3rd » Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2005)
• 5th » Charles Exbrayat, French author (d. 1989)
• 6th » André Weil, French mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
• 7th » Eric Krenz, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1931)
• 8th » Esther Hoffe, Israeli mistress of Max Brod (d. 2007)
• 8th » Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
• 9th » Eleanor Estes, American author (d. 1988)
• 16th » Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter (d. 1988)
• 16th » Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
• 16th » Margret Rey, German author and illustrator (d. 1996)
• 17th » Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano (d. 1989)
• 19th » Bruce Bennett, American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
• 20th » Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (d. 1989)
• 23rd » Pran Nath Thapar, Indian general (d. 1975)
• 27th » Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (d. 1993)
• 27th » Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop (d. 2009)
• 28th » Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997)
• 29th » T. H. White, Indian-English author (d. 1964)
• 30th » Bruno Gröning, Polish-German mystic (d. 1959)

Famous Deaths for May 1906

• 14th » Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
• 23rd » Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)

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