1906 in Brazil

Events in the year 1906 in Brazil.

Incumbents

Federal government

Governors

Vice governors

Events

  • 21 January - The Brazilian battleship Aquidabã sinks, after its powder magazines explode near the Jacuacanga strait, in Angra dos Reis bay. A total of 212 people are killed, including three admirals and most of the ship's officers; 98 survive.[1]
  • 1 March - In the presidential election, Afonso Pena of the Mineiro Republican Party receives 97.9% of the vote.[2]
  • 5 May - The Treaty of Limits between Brazil and the Netherlands is signed in Rio de Janeiro, establishing the international boundary between Brazil and the Dutch colony of Suriname.[3]
  • 9 November - The Brazilian Flag Anthem ("Hino à Bandeira Nacional"), with words by Olavo Bilac and music by Francisco Braga, is performed for the first time.

Births

Deaths

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gollark: Just excavate... *while underground*.
gollark: Infinite expansion is impossible because you'll just run into Ikea.
gollark: For once that will finally be useful.
gollark: Wait, I have a program for the running around, never mind.

References

  1. "Warship Blown Up, 212 Lost" (PDF). The New York Times. 23 January 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3, p230
  3. Surya P. Sharma (1997). Territorial Acquisition, Disputes and International Law. (M. Nijhoff Publishers: The Hague, ISBN 90-411-0362-7)
  4. COUTINHO, Afrânio; SOUSA, J. Galante de. Enciclopédia da Literatura Brasileira. São Paulo: Global

See also

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