January 1, 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory
January 1, 1906 Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)
January 1, 1906 Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51
January 3, 1906 Roman Brandstaetter, writer
January 4, 1906 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
January 5, 1906 Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho
January 6, 1906 Benedict Vilakazi, S Africa, poet/educator (Zulu-English Dictionary)
January 6, 1906 Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor
January 8, 1906 Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker (Calve-Delft)
January 8, 1906 Jacob C van Marken, peanut butter maker (Calve-Delft), dies at 60
January 8, 1906 Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)
January 8, 1906 Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist
January 11, 1906 Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD)
January 11, 1906 Johannes Paul Thilman, composer
January 11, 1906 Robert Nesbitt, impresario
January 12, 1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100
January 12, 1906 Football rules committee legalizes forward pass
January 12, 1906 Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...)
January 12, 1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind)
January 13, 1906 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile
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