1906 - Events

1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). 1906 - Events. January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20. January 31 - Earthquake in Ecuador (8.6 in Richter scale). February 11 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 15 - Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in the UK parliament take the name Parliamentary Labour Party. March 10 - Explosion in coalmine in Courrières, Fra ...

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• 1906 - Unknown dates
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1936 - January-March. January 7-10 - Second Italo-Abyssinian War: In the Battle of Ganale Doria, General Graziani attacks troops under Ras Desta Damtew guarding southern Ethiopia; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee. January 15 - The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 16 - Serial killer Albert Fish executed in Sing Sing January 20 - Death of George V of the Unite ...

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1936, 1936 - Events, 1936 - January-March, 1936 - May-June, 1936 - July-September, 1936 - October, 1936 - November-December, 1936 - Unknown Dates, 1936 - Births, 1936 - January-February, 1936 - March-April, 1936 - May-August, 1936 - September-December, 1936 - Deaths, 1936 - January-March, 1936 - April-August, 1936 - October-December, 1936 - Nobel Prizes, 1936 - Fields Medalists

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Wars that started/ended in April include American Revolution Started (Paul Revere's Ride: April 18-19 1775) American Civil War (Started April 1861, Ended April 1865, thus "Across 5 Aprils") The Rwandan Genocide began in April 1994 The Bosnian War began in the first days April 1992 World War II (Germany Surrenders in April, 1945) Other Tragedies that have occurred in the month of April include President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination (April 14, 1865) 1906 Sa ...

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April, April - The Tragic Month of April, April - Trivia, April - April Events, April - Monthlong events in April, April - Weeklong events in April, April - April Movable Daily Holidays, April - April Indeterminate Holidays

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1984 - January. January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state. January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 24 independent units. January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). January 9 - Clara Peller is featured in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's for the first time. January 10 - The United States and the Va ...

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1984, 1984 - Events, 1984 - January, 1984 - February, 1984 - March, 1984 - April, 1984 - May, 1984 - June, 1984 - July, 1984 - August, 1984 - September, 1984 - October, 1984 - November, 1984 - December, 1984 - Unknown dates, 1984 - Births, 1984 - January-April, 1984 - May-August, 1984 - September-December, 1984 - Deaths, 1984 - January-April, 1984 - May-August, 1984 - September-December, 1984 - Nobel Prizes, 1984 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1984 - Fictional references

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The International Skating Union - ISU is the governing body for international competitions. The ISU oversees the World Championships and the figure skating events at the Winter Olympic Games. In singles and pairs figure skating competition, competitors must perform two routines, the "short program", in which the skater must complete a list of required elements consisting of jumps, spins and steps; and the "free skating", in which the skaters have slightly more choice of elements. Ice dancing competitions usually consist of three phase ...

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Figure skating, Figure skating - Equipment, Figure skating - Disciplines, Figure skating - Jumps, Figure skating - Spins, Figure skating - Steps and turns, Figure skating - Competition format and scoring, Figure skating - History, Figure skating - Notable figure skaters, Figure skating - Navigation, Figure skating - Men, Figure skating - Ladies, Figure skating - Pairs, Figure skating - Ice Dance

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April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. 1607 - Eighty Years' War: Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 1707 - An Allied Austrian army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published. 1792 - Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes t ...

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Daniil Andreev (Russian: Даниил Леонидович Андреев) (b. November 2, 1906, Berlin - d. March 30, 1959, Moscow) was a Russian writer, poet, and Christian mystic. Daniil Andreev - Biography. Daniil Andreev was the son of Leonid Andreev, a prominent Russian writer of the start of the century. He was arrested in 1947 and sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment, being accused of anti-Soviet propaganda and preparations to assassinate S ...

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1945 - January. January 3 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (b. 1877) January 22 - Else Lasker-Schuler, German poet (b. 1869) January 31 - Eddie Slovik, American soldier (b. 1920) 1945 - February. February 5 - Denise Bloch, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1915) February 5 - Lilian Rolfe, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1914) February 5 - Violette Szabo, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. 1921)See also:

1945, 1945 - Events, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Unknown date, 1945 - Ongoing events, 1945 - Science and technology, 1945 - Births, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June, 1945 - July, 1945 - August, 1945 - September-October, 1945 - November-December, 1945 - Unknown dates, 1945 - Deaths, 1945 - January, 1945 - February, 1945 - March, 1945 - April, 1945 - May, 1945 - June-August, 1945 - September, 1945 - October, 1945 - November, 1945 - December, 1945 - Nobel Prizes

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The 2005-06 academic year will mark the 99th year of competition in intercollegiate athletics for the Loyola Marymount University Athletics Department. Just one year shy of a century, the LMU Lions have had some memorable moments in the world of collegiate athletics, showing they have been "Building Champions" for nearly a century. A lot has changed since 1906 when LMU, then known as St. Vincent's College, began fielding a basketball team. The initial season of LMU athletics offered a glimpse of things to come as the Lions posted a 5- ...

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Loyola Marymount University, Loyola Marymount University - History, Loyola Marymount University - Campus, Loyola Marymount University - Academics, Loyola Marymount University - Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, Loyola Marymount University - College of Communication and Fine Arts, Loyola Marymount University - College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University - Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering, Loyola Marymount University - School of Education, Loyola Marymount University - School of Film and Television, Loyola Marymount University - Organization, Loyola Marymount University - Sponsoring Religious Orders, Loyola Marymount University - The Society of Jesus, Loyola Marymount University - The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Loyola Marymount University - The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange, Loyola Marymount University - Athletics, Loyola Marymount University - Lion Mascot, Loyola Marymount University - Student Government, Loyola Marymount University - Executive Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Legislative Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Judicial Branch, Loyola Marymount University - Support Staff, Loyola Marymount University - Campus Ministry, Loyola Marymount University - Center for Service and Action, Loyola Marymount University - Service Organizations, Loyola Marymount University - Campus Greek Life, Loyola Marymount University - Notable alumni, Loyola Marymount University - Noted professors

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1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1936 - Events. January 7-10 - Second Italo-Abyssinian War: In the Battle of Ganale Doria, General Graziani attacks troops under Ras Desta Damtew guarding southern Ethiopia; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee. January 15 - The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 16 ...

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• 1936 - Events
• 1936 - May-June
• 1936 - July-September
• 1936 - October
• 1936 - November-December
• 1936 - Unknown Dates
• 1936 - Births
• 1936 - January-February
• 1936 - March-April
• 1936 - May-August
• 1936 - September-December
• 1936 - Deaths
• 1936 - January-March
• 1936 - April-August
• 1936 - October-December
• 1936 - Nobel Prizes
• 1936 - Fields Medalists

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A small number of Kabbalists have attempted to foretell events by the Kabbalah. The term has come to be used to refer to secret science in general; mystic art; or mystery. Following that, the English word "cabal" came to refer to any small, secretive and possibly conspiratorial group. ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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March 6 - 1252 to 1899. 1252 - Saint Rose of Viterbo, Italian saint (b. 1235) 1490 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458) 1531 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador 1627 - Krzysztof Zbaraski, Polish statesman (b. 1580) 1754 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1694) 1758 - Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician 1764 - Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1690) 1796 - Guillaume ...

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March 6, March 6 - Events, March 6 - Births, March 6 - Deaths, March 6 - 1252 to 1899, March 6 - 1900 to 1999, March 6 - 2000 onwards, March 6 - Holidays and observances

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1976 - January. January 8 - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898) January 10 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (b. 1910) January 12 - Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890) January 23 - Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, writer, and activist (b. 1898) January 30 - Mance Lipscomb, American singer (b. 1895) 1976 - February. February 1 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ...

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1976, 1976 - Events, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Unknown dates, 1976 - Births, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Deaths, 1976 - January, 1976 - February, 1976 - March, 1976 - April, 1976 - May, 1976 - June, 1976 - July, 1976 - August, 1976 - September, 1976 - October, 1976 - November, 1976 - December, 1976 - Nobel Prizes, 1976 - Templeton Prize

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The Daily Mail, devised by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe and his brother Harold (later Lord Rothermere), was first published on May 4, 1896 and was an immediate runaway success. It cost a halfpenny at a time when other London dailies cost a penny and was more populist in tone and more concise in its coverage than its rivals. Soon after its launch it had more than half a million readers. Controlled editorially by Alfred, with Harold running the business side of the operation, the Mail from the start adopted a ...

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Daily Mail, Daily Mail - History, Daily Mail - Editorial stance, Daily Mail - Criticism, Daily Mail - Moral Issues, Daily Mail - Immigration, Daily Mail - Pseudoscience, Daily Mail - Conservative appearance, Daily Mail - Satire, Daily Mail - Daily Mail writers, Daily Mail - Current writers, Daily Mail - Past writers, Daily Mail - Mail on Sunday writers, Daily Mail - Current writers, Daily Mail - Past writers

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1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Amartya Sen ...

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1998, 1998 - Events, 1998 - January, 1998 - February, 1998 - March, 1998 - April, 1998 - May, 1998 - June, 1998 - July, 1998 - August, 1998 - September, 1998 - October, 1998 - November, 1998 - December, 1998 - Unknown Dates, 1998 - Births, 1998 - Deaths, 1998 - January-February, 1998 - March-July, 1998 - August-December, 1998 - Unknown date, 1998 - Nobel Prizes, 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1998 - Fields Medalists, 1998 - Templeton Prize

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Main article: October Revolution. The October Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin and was based upon the ideas of Karl Marx. It marked the beginning of the spread of communism in the twentieth century. It was far less sporadic than the revolution of February and came about as the result of deliberate planning and coordinated activity to that end. The financial and logistical assistance of German intelligence v ...

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Russian Revolution of 1917, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Causes of the Russian Revolution, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Economic, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Social, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Political, Russian Revolution of 1917 - World War 1, Russian Revolution of 1917 - February Revolution, Russian Revolution of 1917 - October Revolution, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Civil war, Russian Revolution of 1917 - The Russian revolution and the world, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Brief chronology leading to Revolution of 1917, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Expanded chronology of Revolution of 1917, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Cultural portrayal, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Bibliography, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Participants' accounts, Russian Revolution of 1917 - Reference

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April 12 - 599 BC to 1899. 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC) 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835) 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574) 1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) 1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) 1577 - King Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) 1713 - Guillaume Thomas ...

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April 12, April 12 - Events, April 12 - Births, April 12 - 599 BC to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - Deaths, April 12 - 65 to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - 2000 onwards, April 12 - Holidays and observances

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1971 - January. January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player January 7 - Chavo Guerrero Jr., American professional wrestler January 8 - Jason Giambi, baseball player January 9 - Scott Thornton, Canadian hockey player January 11 - Mary J. Blige, American singer January 17 - Leonardo Ciampa, American composer January 17 - Kid Rock, American singer January 18 - Jon Davis, American s ...

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1971, 1971 - Events, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - unknown dates, 1971 - Births, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September-, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Unknown date, 1971 - Deaths, 1971 - January, 1971 - February, 1971 - March, 1971 - April, 1971 - May, 1971 - June, 1971 - July, 1971 - August, 1971 - September, 1971 - October, 1971 - November, 1971 - December, 1971 - Nobel Prizes

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The council consists of 70 elected councillors across 24 wards. Since the 2002 local elections, the Labour Party has controlled the Council with 37 councillors. The Conservative Party has 31 seats and there are two Liberal Democrat councillors, one of whom was originally elected as a Conservative. The next elections are to be held in May 2006. Since February 2005, the Leader of Croydon Council has been Labour Councillor Tony Newman, replacing Hugh Malyan. As a cabinet-style council, the Leader heads a ten person cabinet, responsible f ...

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London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Croydon - Status, London Borough of Croydon - Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon - History, London Borough of Croydon - Croydon Town Hall, London Borough of Croydon - Taberner House, London Borough of Croydon - Leading figures, London Borough of Croydon - Districts, London Borough of Croydon - Railway stations, London Borough of Croydon - Individuals associated with the Borough of Croydon

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Football (soccer) is a passion for many Calcuttans with the national clubs, East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club being the best known teams. Sourav Ganguly, who is the most successful captain of India in Test cricket hails from Calcutta. Kolkata has produced summer Olympic medallists such as: Norman Pritchard (Athletics - 1900) Richard James Allen Leslie Claudius (Field Hockey - 1924, 1928, 1936) Gurbux Singh Dr. Vece Paes (Field Hockey - 1980) Leander Adrian Paes (Ol ...

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Kolkata, Kolkata - History, Kolkata - Modern Kolkata, Kolkata - Economy, Kolkata - Geography, Kolkata - Ethnic communities in Kolkata, Kolkata - Jewish, Kolkata - Armenian, Kolkata - Tibetan, Kolkata - Greek, Kolkata - Festivals, Kolkata - Bengali New Year, Kolkata - Religious festivals, Kolkata - Cultural festivals, Kolkata - Kolkata culture, Kolkata - Para Adda and club culture, Kolkata - Graffiti, Kolkata - Traffic and commuter culture, Kolkata - Places of interest, Kolkata - Museums and libraries, Kolkata - British administrative offices, Kolkata - Historic hotels, Kolkata - City parks, Kolkata - Statues and memorials, Kolkata - Sports venues, Kolkata - Markets and malls, Kolkata - Places of worship, Kolkata - Bridges of Kolkata, Kolkata - British-era clubs, Kolkata - British-era buildings, Kolkata - Educational institutes of academic and historical interest, Kolkata - Amusement parks, Kolkata - Walks, Kolkata - Education, Kolkata - Media, Kolkata - Bengali, Kolkata - English, Kolkata - Hindi, Kolkata - Sports, Kolkata - Transport, Kolkata - Kolkata in the media, Kolkata - In print, Kolkata - On screen, Kolkata - Trivia

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