Deaths on April 6

Alexander Kielland

Died on April 6, 1906

Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician, 6th County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (b. 1849)

Alexander Lange Kielland (Norwegian: [ɑɫɛˈksɑ̀ndər ˈlɑ̂ŋːə ˈçɛ̀lːɑn]; 18 February 1849 – 6 April 1906) was one of the most famous Norwegian realistic writers of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.

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Events on 1906

8 Apr

Alzheimer's disease
Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
7 Jun

RMS Lusitania
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
18 Sep

Tsunami
A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
20 Sep

RMS Mauretania (1906)
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
9 Nov

Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.

Deaths on April 6

Alexander Kielland

Died on April 6, 1906

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Events on 1906

Alzheimer's disease

RMS Lusitania

Tsunami

RMS Mauretania (1906)

Panama Canal