Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1905. This year saw 125 significant events. 21 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
Conference of 23 industrial trade unionists in Chicago, Illinois, issues the Industrial Union Manifesto, calling for a convention in Chicago in June and laying the groundwork for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
A large demonstration of workers in St Petersburg, Russia, led by Father Gapon, marches to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on the protesters in what becomes known as Bloody Sunday
General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.
Eleanor Roosevelt (20) marries Franklin D. Roosevelt (23) later 32nd US President in New York, & given away by her uncle, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt
Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history
Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah; 15 January 1882 – 1 May 1920) was Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf.
The Russian battleship Potemkin was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.
The mutinous battleship Potemkin arrives in Odessa in the Russian Empire, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewmen ashore and join civilians in revolutionary actions during the 1905 Revolution
US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes a secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura, agreeing to give Japan free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines
Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen forms the first chapter of Tongmenghui, a union of secret societies determined to bring down the Qing dynasty
Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut, doubling off Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 win over the New York Highlanders at Bennett Park in Detroit
Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th provinces, both separated from the Northwest Territories
Physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"; later considered his special theory of relativity
The October Manifesto, officially "The Manifesto on the Improvement of the State Order" (Манифест об усовершенствовании государственного порядка), is a document that served as a precursor to the...
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The first telegraph transmitter with a one-mile range is advertised in "Scientific American" for $8.50
Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara
Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman completes eighth transaction in 8 months
Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell, Chicago
French government of Combes falls
Han Yong-un was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer, poet, and independence activist against colonial rule.
Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman of the "Opportunist" faction, who twice served as the Prime Minister of France.
1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), British daredevil Arthur Macdonald drive a Napier six-cylinder racing car named 'Samson' on sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, notching a top speed of 104 mph
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag, is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague.
Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US
Cyclone hits Tahiti & adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people
James Blackstone, Seattle, bowls 299½-last pin breaks but stands
-29°F (-34°C) Pond, Arkansas (state record)
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas, United States, and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S.
Esperanto () is the world's most widely spoken constructed auxiliary language. Created by L. L.
American educator and women's suffragist Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall in the US Capital building, Washington, D.C.
First Rotary Club formed by 4 men in the Unity Building, Chicago
Simplon railroad tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland achieves breakthrough after 7-1/2 years of construction
The Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingenwas, a Dutch social-democratic trade union, forms
The Battle of Mukden (奉天会戦, Hōten kaisen), one of the largest land battles to be fought before World War I and the last and the most decisive major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought...
Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Rat Portage Thisles, 5-4 for 2-1 challenge series victory
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
The Lawa Railway (Dutch: Lawaspoorweg or later Landsspoorweg) was a 173-kilometre-long (107+1⁄2 mi) single-track metre gauge railway in Suriname.
SOS is a Morse code distress signal ( ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ), used internationally, originally established for maritime use.
Cairo-Capetown railway opens
Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
Germany receives invitation from Sultan of Morocco to an international conference to discuss matters relating to Morocco
French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
US Supreme Court judges maximum work day unconstitutional in Lochner v. New York by declaring the "right to free contract" implicit in the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution
The elective assembly of Crete proclaims union with Greece
Operations begin uniting the Conservatory of Nature Monument Amsterdam
Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
World Exposition opens in Liège
2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, Texas
First official soccer game between neighboring countries Belgium and the Netherlands; the Dutch win 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Antwerp
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Union of Unions organizes In Russia under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage
Las Vegas founded in Nevada
Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball
Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft) is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands.
A pogrom is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, usually applied to attacks on Jews.
Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk, Lithuania
French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request
First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine
Pennsylvania Railroad debuts the fastest train in the world, capable of traveling from NY to Chicago in 18 hours
Russian police open fire on a workers' rights demonstration in Łódź, Congress Poland, killing 10, and leading to an armed insurrection against the occupying forces
Polish workers in Łódź, Congress Poland stage strikes and insurrection against Russian occupation; quashed by tsars' troops after a few days
Tsarist Russian troops in Łódź, Congress Poland crush workers' militia insurrection against Russian occupation; 151-200 workers killed and over 1,000 injured
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is established at "The "Continental Congress of the Working Class" in Chicago, Illinois; members include representatives of the Socialist Labor Party/Socialist Trades & Labor Alliance, Socialist Party of America, Western Federation of Miners and the Internationa
American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title
Parker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is a city in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley.
Part of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay allocated for Immigration Detention Center
The British and Japanese renew their alliance (of January 1902) for 10 years and agree to provide mutual support if attacked by other power
Llamas war party attacks group of 60, fleeing French mission at Tzekou, (Chinese-Tibetan border) murdering most with Scottish botanist George Forrest escaping by hiding for nine days [1]
The Athletics are a Major League Baseball franchise based in West Sacramento, California. They play in the American League West division.
Dutch Covenant of Worker's Union, NVV, forms
The Maji Maji Rebellion (German: Maji-Maji-Aufstand, Swahili: Vita vya Maji Maji) was an armed rebellion of Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania).
26.7 cm of rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
Ngindo-rebellion killed 5 RC German clergymen in East-Africa
The 1905 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their second pennant.
Mbunga Rebellion occupies German post Ifakara, East Africa
The De Meester cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 17 August 1905 until 12 February 1908.
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.
Mbunga rebellion takes German Fort Mahenge East Africa
Chinese crown discontinues its Imperial Examinations (Golden Lists), civil service recruitment exams that dated back in some form to 581AD and influenced British civil service and beyond [1]
Fifty prominent men meet in Sydney's Australia Hotel to found the National Defence League, fueled by fear of Japan after its victory over Russia
Atlanta Life Insurance Company is formed
Pittsburgh Pirates strand National League record 18 men on base in 8-3 defeat to Cincinnati Reds at Exposition Park, Pittsburgh
Japanese battleship Mikasa explodes at her moorings after the magazine catches fire, killing 251 seamen
Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated
Electric tramline opens in Rotterdam
Cleveland sets an AL record with 7 errors in an inning
Atlanta Life Insurance Co forms
Race riot in Atlanta, Georgia, kills 10 Black and 2 white people
Siege of Fort Mahenge in German East Africa is broken
William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen (April 5, 1876 – January 13, 1955), was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909...
The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency in British India, implemented by the authorities of the British...
Great General Strike in Russia begins and lasts 11 days
In early promotion of soccer in America, England Pilgrim Association XI beats All New York XI 7-1 at the Polo Grounds, New York
Edward Milton Royle's play "Squaw Man" premieres in NYC
A soviet is a workers' council that follows a socialist ideology, particularly in the context of the Russian Revolution.
Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi fatally injured fighting for independence against German colonists near Vaalgras (modern Namibia) [1]
The St. Petersburg Workmen's Petition to the Tsar is a historical document and petition with which St.
Dock strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam
Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the king (or 1909)
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1905.
The following outline and timeline is provided as an overview of and guide to English Wikipedia articles about the Russian Revolution of 1905.
High Commissioner Prince George declares amnesty for all leaders of the insurrection that has been disturbing Crete during the recent months - but which never gained mass support
The monarchy of Norway is the system used in Norway by which a hereditary monarch reigns as head of state under a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.
David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West" premieres in NYC
Dutch Russian Count Witte becomes Prime Minister of Russia
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, also known as the Eulsa Treaty, was made between delegates of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire in 1905. Negotiations were concluded on November 17, 1905.
The steamer "Hilda" sinks in the English Channel (100 people drown)
British, Italian, Russian, French and Austro-Hungarian fleet attacks Lesbos
Henry Watson Furness, an American physician from Indiana is named US minister to Haiti
Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel
Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes UK Prime Minister
The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State (French: Loi du 9 décembre 1905 concernant la séparation des Églises et de l'État) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 3 July...
Austrian pacifist and writer Bertha von Suttner becomes the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
A workers uprising occurs, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in Kiev
The Pushkin House, formally the Institute of Russian Literature (Институт русской литературы), is a research institute in St. Petersburg.
"Variety" covering all phases of show business, 1st published
H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of First Class debut (NSW v Qld)
Arrest of St Petersburg Soviet members leads to an uprising of Moscow workers and fighting in the street
Australian cricket all-rounder Monty Noble scores 281 (369 mins with 21 fours) in NSW total 805 v Victoria in Melbourne
NSW is all out for 805 against Victoria, winning by an innings and 253 runs
Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho
Ray Milland is born
Christian Dior, French fashion designer, known for french fashion designer, was born on 1905-01-21.
Emilio G. Segrè, American italian-american nuclear physicist and radiochemist, known for italian-american nuclear physicist and radiochemist, was born on 1905-01-30.
Harold Arlen, American musician, known for american composer of popular music, was born on 1905-02-15.
Robert Donat, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1905-03-18. Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor.
Joan Crawford is born
Henry Fonda, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1905-05-16. Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway…
Lillian Hellman, American dramatist and screenwriter, known for american dramatist and screenwriter, was born on 1905-06-20.
Margaret McFarland is born
Dag Hammarskjöld is born
Clara Bow, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1905-07-29. Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent…
Myrna Loy, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1905-08-02. Myrna Loy was an American film, television and stage actress.
Carl David Anderson, American experimental physicist, known for american experimental physicist, was born on 1905-09-03.
Max Schmeling, German athlete, known for german boxer, was born on 1905-09-28. Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and…
Tommy Dorsey musician, known for american jazz trombonist and bandleader, was born on 1905-11-19. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
James J. Braddock, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1905-12-06.
Howard Hughes aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate, known for american aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate, was born on 1905-12-24. Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
Gaston Eyskens prime minister, known for belgian prime minister, was born on 1905-04-01.
John Peters Humphrey, Canadian legal scholar, known for canadian legal scholar, was born on 1905-04-30.
Félix Houphouët-Boigny is born
Guy Mollet, French politician, known for french politician, was born on 1905-12-31. Guy Alcide Mollet was a French politician.
John Hay, American statesman, known for american statesman, died on 1905-06-30. John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government…
Conference of 23 industrial trade unionists in Chicago, Illinois, issues the Industrial Union Manifesto, calling for a convention in Chicago in June and laying the groundwork for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
A large demonstration of workers in St Petersburg, Russia, led by Father Gapon, marches to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on the protesters in what becomes known as Bloody Sunday
General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was an American army general, educator, and founder of the Pershing Rifles.
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.
Eleanor Roosevelt (20) marries Franklin D. Roosevelt (23) later 32nd US President in New York, & given away by her uncle, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt
Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history
Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah; 15 January 1882 – 1 May 1920) was Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf.
The Russian battleship Potemkin was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet.
The mutinous battleship Potemkin arrives in Odessa in the Russian Empire, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewmen ashore and join civilians in revolutionary actions during the 1905 Revolution
US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes a secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura, agreeing to give Japan free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines
Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen forms the first chapter of Tongmenghui, a union of secret societies determined to bring down the Qing dynasty
Detroit Tigers future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut, doubling off Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 win over the New York Highlanders at Bennett Park in Detroit
Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th provinces, both separated from the Northwest Territories
Physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"; later considered his special theory of relativity
The October Manifesto, officially "The Manifesto on the Improvement of the State Order" (Манифест об усовершенствовании государственного порядка), is a document that served as a precursor to the...
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The first telegraph transmitter with a one-mile range is advertised in "Scientific American" for $8.50
Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara
Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman completes eighth transaction in 8 months
Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer & C G Scannell, Chicago
French government of Combes falls
Han Yong-un was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer, poet, and independence activist against colonial rule.
Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman of the "Opportunist" faction, who twice served as the Prime Minister of France.
1st automobile to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), British daredevil Arthur Macdonald drive a Napier six-cylinder racing car named 'Samson' on sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, notching a top speed of 104 mph
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag, is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague.
Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US
Cyclone hits Tahiti & adjacent islands, killing some 10,000 people
James Blackstone, Seattle, bowls 299½-last pin breaks but stands
-29°F (-34°C) Pond, Arkansas (state record)
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas, United States, and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S.
Esperanto () is the world's most widely spoken constructed auxiliary language. Created by L. L.
American educator and women's suffragist Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall in the US Capital building, Washington, D.C.
First Rotary Club formed by 4 men in the Unity Building, Chicago
Simplon railroad tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland achieves breakthrough after 7-1/2 years of construction
The Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingenwas, a Dutch social-democratic trade union, forms
The Battle of Mukden (奉天会戦, Hōten kaisen), one of the largest land battles to be fought before World War I and the last and the most decisive major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought...
Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Rat Portage Thisles, 5-4 for 2-1 challenge series victory
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was...
The Lawa Railway (Dutch: Lawaspoorweg or later Landsspoorweg) was a 173-kilometre-long (107+1⁄2 mi) single-track metre gauge railway in Suriname.
SOS is a Morse code distress signal ( ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ), used internationally, originally established for maritime use.
Cairo-Capetown railway opens
Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
Germany receives invitation from Sultan of Morocco to an international conference to discuss matters relating to Morocco
French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
US Supreme Court judges maximum work day unconstitutional in Lochner v. New York by declaring the "right to free contract" implicit in the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution
The elective assembly of Crete proclaims union with Greece
Operations begin uniting the Conservatory of Nature Monument Amsterdam
Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
World Exposition opens in Liège
2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, Texas
First official soccer game between neighboring countries Belgium and the Netherlands; the Dutch win 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Antwerp
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Union of Unions organizes In Russia under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage
Las Vegas founded in Nevada
Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball
Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; Dutch: Technische Universiteit Delft) is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands.
A pogrom is a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring or expelling an ethnic or religious group, usually applied to attacks on Jews.
Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk, Lithuania
French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request
First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine
Pennsylvania Railroad debuts the fastest train in the world, capable of traveling from NY to Chicago in 18 hours
Russian police open fire on a workers' rights demonstration in Łódź, Congress Poland, killing 10, and leading to an armed insurrection against the occupying forces
Polish workers in Łódź, Congress Poland stage strikes and insurrection against Russian occupation; quashed by tsars' troops after a few days
Tsarist Russian troops in Łódź, Congress Poland crush workers' militia insurrection against Russian occupation; 151-200 workers killed and over 1,000 injured
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is established at "The "Continental Congress of the Working Class" in Chicago, Illinois; members include representatives of the Socialist Labor Party/Socialist Trades & Labor Alliance, Socialist Party of America, Western Federation of Miners and the Internationa
American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title
Parker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is a city in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley.
Part of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay allocated for Immigration Detention Center
The British and Japanese renew their alliance (of January 1902) for 10 years and agree to provide mutual support if attacked by other power
Llamas war party attacks group of 60, fleeing French mission at Tzekou, (Chinese-Tibetan border) murdering most with Scottish botanist George Forrest escaping by hiding for nine days [1]
The Athletics are a Major League Baseball franchise based in West Sacramento, California. They play in the American League West division.
Dutch Covenant of Worker's Union, NVV, forms
The Maji Maji Rebellion (German: Maji-Maji-Aufstand, Swahili: Vita vya Maji Maji) was an armed rebellion of Africans against German colonial rule in German East Africa (modern-day Tanzania).
26.7 cm of rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record)
Ngindo-rebellion killed 5 RC German clergymen in East-Africa
The 1905 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the American League with a record of 92 wins and 56 losses, winning their second pennant.
Mbunga Rebellion occupies German post Ifakara, East Africa
The De Meester cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 17 August 1905 until 12 February 1908.
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.
Mbunga rebellion takes German Fort Mahenge East Africa
Chinese crown discontinues its Imperial Examinations (Golden Lists), civil service recruitment exams that dated back in some form to 581AD and influenced British civil service and beyond [1]
Fifty prominent men meet in Sydney's Australia Hotel to found the National Defence League, fueled by fear of Japan after its victory over Russia
Atlanta Life Insurance Company is formed
Pittsburgh Pirates strand National League record 18 men on base in 8-3 defeat to Cincinnati Reds at Exposition Park, Pittsburgh
Japanese battleship Mikasa explodes at her moorings after the magazine catches fire, killing 251 seamen
Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated
Electric tramline opens in Rotterdam
Cleveland sets an AL record with 7 errors in an inning
Atlanta Life Insurance Co forms
Race riot in Atlanta, Georgia, kills 10 Black and 2 white people
Siege of Fort Mahenge in German East Africa is broken
William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen (April 5, 1876 – January 13, 1955), was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who followed his 12-year career from 1898 to 1909...
The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency in British India, implemented by the authorities of the British...
Great General Strike in Russia begins and lasts 11 days
In early promotion of soccer in America, England Pilgrim Association XI beats All New York XI 7-1 at the Polo Grounds, New York
Edward Milton Royle's play "Squaw Man" premieres in NYC
A soviet is a workers' council that follows a socialist ideology, particularly in the context of the Russian Revolution.
Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi fatally injured fighting for independence against German colonists near Vaalgras (modern Namibia) [1]
The St. Petersburg Workmen's Petition to the Tsar is a historical document and petition with which St.
Dock strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam
Swedes start a tradition of eating Gustavus Adolphus pastries to commemorate the king (or 1909)
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1905.
The following outline and timeline is provided as an overview of and guide to English Wikipedia articles about the Russian Revolution of 1905.
High Commissioner Prince George declares amnesty for all leaders of the insurrection that has been disturbing Crete during the recent months - but which never gained mass support
The monarchy of Norway is the system used in Norway by which a hereditary monarch reigns as head of state under a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.
David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West" premieres in NYC
Dutch Russian Count Witte becomes Prime Minister of Russia
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905, also known as the Eulsa Treaty, was made between delegates of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire in 1905. Negotiations were concluded on November 17, 1905.
The steamer "Hilda" sinks in the English Channel (100 people drown)
British, Italian, Russian, French and Austro-Hungarian fleet attacks Lesbos
Henry Watson Furness, an American physician from Indiana is named US minister to Haiti
Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel
Henry Campbell-Bannermam (Lib) becomes UK Prime Minister
The 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and State (French: Loi du 9 décembre 1905 concernant la séparation des Églises et de l'État) was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 3 July...
Austrian pacifist and writer Bertha von Suttner becomes the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
A workers uprising occurs, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in Kiev
The Pushkin House, formally the Institute of Russian Literature (Институт русской литературы), is a research institute in St. Petersburg.
"Variety" covering all phases of show business, 1st published
H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of First Class debut (NSW v Qld)
Arrest of St Petersburg Soviet members leads to an uprising of Moscow workers and fighting in the street
Australian cricket all-rounder Monty Noble scores 281 (369 mins with 21 fours) in NSW total 805 v Victoria in Melbourne
NSW is all out for 805 against Victoria, winning by an innings and 253 runs
Former Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated near his home in Caldwell, Idaho
Ray Milland is born
Christian Dior, French fashion designer, known for french fashion designer, was born on 1905-01-21.
Emilio G. Segrè, American italian-american nuclear physicist and radiochemist, known for italian-american nuclear physicist and radiochemist, was born on 1905-01-30.
Harold Arlen, American musician, known for american composer of popular music, was born on 1905-02-15.
Robert Donat, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1905-03-18. Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor.
Joan Crawford is born
Henry Fonda, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1905-05-16. Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway…
Lillian Hellman, American dramatist and screenwriter, known for american dramatist and screenwriter, was born on 1905-06-20.
Margaret McFarland is born
Dag Hammarskjöld is born
Clara Bow, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1905-07-29. Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent…
Myrna Loy, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1905-08-02. Myrna Loy was an American film, television and stage actress.
Carl David Anderson, American experimental physicist, known for american experimental physicist, was born on 1905-09-03.
Max Schmeling, German athlete, known for german boxer, was born on 1905-09-28. Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and…
Tommy Dorsey musician, known for american jazz trombonist and bandleader, was born on 1905-11-19. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
James J. Braddock, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1905-12-06.
Howard Hughes aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate, known for american aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate, was born on 1905-12-24. Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
Gaston Eyskens prime minister, known for belgian prime minister, was born on 1905-04-01.
John Peters Humphrey, Canadian legal scholar, known for canadian legal scholar, was born on 1905-04-30.
Félix Houphouët-Boigny is born
Guy Mollet, French politician, known for french politician, was born on 1905-12-31. Guy Alcide Mollet was a French politician.