1906

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Events

Real World: The Second Geneva Convention is established.

Real World: April 7. Mt. Vesuvius erupts, killing 100 and devastating Naples.

Real World: April 18. An earthquake hits San Francisco, killing 3000 and destroying much of the city.

Real World: September 18. A tsunami hits Hong Kong, killing an estimated 10,000 people.

Real World: October 3. SOS replaces CQD as the international Morse code distress signal.

Births

Deaths

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgerson) by Selma Lagerlof, In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells.

Notable movies

Ben Hur.


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