Timeline May 1906

Events in May 1906 10

• 1828 – 1906 Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) Died 23 May 1906, aged 78 The Norwegian playwright, author of A Doll's House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler, died in Christiania (now Oslo) after a series of strokes. Widely regarded as the father of modern realistic drama, his work transformed European theatre by addressing social issues previously considered unsuitable for the stage.
• 1828 – 1906 Henrik Ibsen Father of Realism World-famous playwright known for "A Doll's House" and "Peer Gynt."
• 1906 – 1987 Mary Astor (1906-1987) American actress, a silent-film beauty who became famous as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon.
• 1906 Mary Astor born in Quincy Mary Astor is born in Quincy.
• 1906 The Fundamental Laws Autocracy, restored in writing Days before the first Duma meets, Nicholas issues Fundamental Laws that keep the word "autocrat" in his title, reserve foreign policy, the army and the budget to the crown, give ministers responsibility to him alone, and hand him power to legislate by decree whenever the Duma is not sitting. The constitution promised in October is delivered with its teeth removed.
• 1906 Russia's First State Duma convenes Russian Empire holds its first elected parliament Following the 1905 Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II convened Russia's first elected legislative assembly, the State Duma, in the Tauride Palace in Saint Petersburg. Dominated by liberal and reformist deputies who clashed with the autocracy, the Duma was dissolved by the Tsar after just 72 days.
• 1906 The First Duma Seventy-three days Russia's first elected parliament opens in the Winter Palace. The liberal Kadets dominate it, and it immediately demands land reform, a full amnesty and ministers answerable to the chamber. The government refuses everything.
• 1906 Simplon Tunnel opens World's longest rail tunnel links Switzerland and Italy The Simplon Tunnel, boring nearly 20 kilometers through the Alps between Brig, Switzerland, and Iselle, Italy, opened to traffic as the longest railway tunnel in the world. It remained the world's longest tunnel for over half a century.
• 1906 Finland grants women full political rights Grand Duchy becomes the first in Europe to give women the vote and right to stand The Finnish Diet approved a sweeping parliamentary reform that replaced the old four-estate assembly with a unicameral parliament elected by universal and equal suffrage, including women. Finland became the first country in Europe to grant women both the right to vote and the right to stand as candidates.
• 1906 Bombing at Alfonso XIII's wedding Anarchist attack kills bystanders in Madrid on the king's wedding day As King Alfonso XIII and his bride Victoria Eugenie rode through Madrid after their wedding, anarchist Mateu Morral threw a bomb concealed in a bouquet at their carriage. The royal couple survived uninjured, but around thirty bystanders and horses were killed in the blast.