Timeline September 1905

Events in September 1905 9

• 1824 – 1905 George MacDonald (1824-1905) Died 18 September 1905, aged 80 Scottish author George MacDonald wrote fantasy novels and fairy tales, including Phantastes and The Princess and the Goblin, that helped shape the modern fantasy genre. He was a major influence on later writers such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. He also worked as a minister and lecturer before turning to writing full time.
• 1905 – 1983 Arthur Koestler (1905-1983) Died 3 March 1983, aged 77 Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-British writer best known for his novel Darkness at Noon, an indictment of Stalinist totalitarianism. He died by joint suicide with his wife Cynthia after years of declining health. His work spanned journalism, science writing, and political fiction.
• 1905 The Treaty of Portsmouth Roosevelt brokers the peace Russia and Japan sign peace at the navy yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with Theodore Roosevelt mediating — work that earns him the Nobel Peace Prize. Russia cedes southern Sakhalin and its position in Korea and Manchuria. Japanese crowds, expecting an indemnity, riot in Tokyo. For Nicholas II the war is over, which means the army is coming home and can be used at home.
• 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth ends the Russo-Japanese War Roosevelt-mediated peace signed in New Hampshire Russia and Japan signed a peace treaty in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ending the Russo-Japanese War, with US President Theodore Roosevelt mediating the negotiations. Japan gained recognition of its dominance in Korea and territory in southern Sakhalin, while Russia avoided further losses. Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role the following year.
• 1905 – 1977 Eddie Anderson (1905-1977) American comedian and actor, famous as Rochester on The Jack Benny Program.
• 1905 Eddie Anderson born in Oakland Eddie Anderson is born in Oakland.
• 1905 – 1990 Greta Garbo (1905-1990) Died 15 April 1990, aged 84 Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress celebrated for silent and early sound films including "Grand Hotel" and "Ninotchka." She retired from acting in 1941 and lived reclusively for the rest of her life. She died in New York City on 15 April 1990.
• 1905 – 1993 Severo Ochoa Nobel in Medicine Doctor and biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on RNA synthesis.
• 1905 E = mc squared Mass and energy are the same thing A three-page afterthought to the relativity paper asked whether a body's inertia depends on its energy content, and concluded that it does. The equation itself appeared in that form only later. It became the most recognised formula in science and, forty years on, the one he most regretted.