Date: May 22, 1905
The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder. Date: May 5, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year. Date: June 7, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1905Stratton Brothers Trial Begins,…
In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala. Date: April 4, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1905Russian Revolution 1905: Grand Duke…
Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway. Date: November 18, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1905Calabria Earthquake Shakes Southern Italy, Kills Hundreds, September 8, 1905Paul Harris Founds Rotary Club, World’s…
Sun Yat-sen, Song Jiaoren, and others establish the Tongmenghui, a Republican, anti-Qing revolutionary organisation, in Tokyo, Japan. Date: August 20, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1905Einstein Publishes E=mc² Paper in Annalen der Physik,…
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of Massachusetts's mandatory smallpox vaccination program in Jacobson v. Massachusetts. Date: February 20, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1905Russian Revolution 1905: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Assassinated…