1905
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| Centuries: | 19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1902 1903 1904 - 1905 - 1906 1907 1908 |
[change] Events
- January 22 - "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg (Russia)
- April 1 - SOS, the Morse code signal for distress, is created by Germany.
- June 7 - Norway becomes an independant country.
- October 28 - Cardiff, Wales becomes a city in the United Kingdom.
- Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
- A workers' revolt, supported by the crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin, takes place in Odessa, Russia.
[change] Births
- January 2 - Michael Tippett, English composer (d. 1998)
- February 2 - Ayn Rand, American writer (d. 1982)
- March 9 - Rex Warner, English writer (d. 1986)
- May 16 - Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
- June 21 - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (d. 1980)
- July 29 - Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)
- July 29 - Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish United Nations Secretary-General (d. 1961)
- August 24 - Arthur Crudup, American blues musician (d. 1976)
- August 25 - Faustyna Kowalska, Polish nun and mystic (d. 1938)
- September 18 - Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (d. 1990)
- December 5 - John Whedon, American screenwriter (d. 1991)
- December 11 - Erskine Hamilton Childers, 4th President of Ireland (d. 1974)
- December 21 - Anthony Powell, English writer (d. 2000)
- December 22 - Kenneth Rexroth, American poet (d. 1982)
[change] Deaths
- March 24 - Jules Verne, French writer (b. 1828)
