The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans. The **Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans**, commonly known as the Le Mans circuit,…
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6 May 1906
The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar). The Russian Constitution of 1906, officially titled the Fundamental Laws of…
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, renowned for its catastrophic eruption…
11 February 1906
Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. Vehementer Nos is an encyclical issued by Pope Pius X on February 11, 1906, in response to…
22 January 1906
SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130. The SS Valencia, a passenger steamship, met a tragic fate…
26 June 1906
The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans. The first Grand Prix motor race, known as the French Grand Prix, was held…
22 May 1906
The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their “Flying-Machine”. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, are widely credited with making the…
22 April 1906
The 1906 Intercalated Games open in Athens. The Intercalated Games were a series of Olympic Games that were intended to be held in between the…
7 April 1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. Mount Vesuvius, located near Naples, Italy, is one of the most famous and dangerous volcanoes in the world due…