Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastates Naples – April 7, 1906

SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130. Date: January 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19061906 Intercalated Games Open in Athens, April 22, 1906Pope Pius X…

Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. Date: December 24, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Intercollegiate Athletic Association Founded to Regulate College…

Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe. Date: October 23, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906First England vs France Rugby Union Match in Paris, March 22, 1906Russian Constitution…

The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time. Date: April 27, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19061906 Hong Kong Typhoon Kills 10,000 September 18, 1906Édouard de Laveleye Forms Belgian…

The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people. Date: September 18, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Intercalated Games Closing Ceremony in Athens, Greece, May 2, 1906Xinjiang Earthquake Kills 280+ – December…

The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens. Date: April 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1906Amsden Building Collapse Kills 12 in Framingham, Massachusetts – July 23, 1906Russian Constitution Adopted May 6, 1906Mozaffar ad-Din…