1905 Russian Revolution
More than 14,000 people had been executed and 75,000 imprisoned
According to figures presented in the Duma by Professor Maksim Kovalevsky, by April 1906, more than 14,000 people had been executed and 75,000 imprisoned.
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- Lucky Luciano
Emigrated to the U.S.
In April 1906, when Luciano was nine years old, the family emigrated to the United States. They settled in New York City in the borough of Manhattan on its Lower East Side, a popular destination for Italian immigrants.
- Igor Stravinsky
Receiving a Half-Course Diploma
The university was closed for two months in 1905 in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Stravinsky was prevented from taking his final law examinations and later received a half-course diploma in April 1906.
- Xerox
Haloid Photographic Company
Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester, New York, as The Haloid Photographic Company. It manufactured photographic paper and equipment.
- Marie Curie
Pierre Curie's Death
On 19 April 1906, Pierre Curie was killed in a road accident. Walking across the Rue Dauphine in heavy rain, he was struck by a horse-drawn vehicle and fell under its wheels, causing his skull to fracture. Curie was devastated by her husband's death.
- 1905 Russian Revolution
More than 14,000 people had been executed and 75,000 imprisoned
According to figures presented in the Duma by Professor Maksim Kovalevsky, by April 1906, more than 14,000 people had been executed and 75,000 imprisoned.
- Lucky Luciano
Emigrated to the U.S.
In April 1906, when Luciano was nine years old, the family emigrated to the United States. They settled in New York City in the borough of Manhattan on its Lower East Side, a popular destination for Italian immigrants.
- Igor Stravinsky
Receiving a Half-Course Diploma
The university was closed for two months in 1905 in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, Stravinsky was prevented from taking his final law examinations and later received a half-course diploma in April 1906.
- Xerox
Haloid Photographic Company
Xerox was founded in 1906 in Rochester, New York, as The Haloid Photographic Company. It manufactured photographic paper and equipment.
- Marie Curie
Pierre Curie's Death
On 19 April 1906, Pierre Curie was killed in a road accident. Walking across the Rue Dauphine in heavy rain, he was struck by a horse-drawn vehicle and fell under its wheels, causing his skull to fracture. Curie was devastated by her husband's death.