WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1906
Find out what all happened February to April 1906

The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris (22. March 1906)

HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII. (10. February 1906)

The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco. (7. April 1906)

Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies. (8. April 1906)

Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors. (5. March 1906)

The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens. (22. April 1906)

Edouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels. (18. February 1906)

Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. (7. April 1906)

The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. (14. April 1906)

Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. (11. February 1906)

Traian Vuia flew a heavier-than-air aircraft for 20 meters at an altitude of one meter. (18. March 1906)

Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated. (15. March 1906)

An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California. (18. April 1906)

The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States. (31. March 1906)

The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in Northern France. (10. March 1906)