What generation is 1905? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1905)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1905

  • Christian Dior (Jan 21, 1905)
  • Fred Trump (Oct 11, 1905)
  • Eva Hart (Jan 31, 1905)
  • Greta Garbo (Sep 18, 1905)
  • Howard Hughes (Dec 24, 1905)
  • Henry Fonda ( 16, 1905)
  • Anna May Wong (Jan 3, 1905)
  • Sterling Holloway (Jan 4, 1905)
  • Maria Von Trapp (Jan 26, 1905)
  • Clara Bow (Jul 29, 1905)

What Happened in 1905

  1. Jan 2 - American anarcho-syndicalist union known as the Industrial Workers of the World forms
  2. Jan 22 - In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday'
  3. Mar 17 - Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics
  4. May 27 - Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history
  5. Jun 30 - In Russia, the "Potemkin" arrives at Odessa, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewman ashore; sailors join civilians in revolutionary actions of the '1905 Revolution'
  6. Jul 29 - US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura agreeing to Japanese free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines
  7. Aug 20 - Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus (Qing dynasty)
  8. Sep 1 - Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada
  9. Sep 27 - The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
  10. Oct 30 - "October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties and accepts the first Duma (Parliament)

Top Songs 1905

  1. Give My Regards to Broadway - Billy Murray
  2. Vesti La Giubba (On With The Play) - Enrico Caruso
  3. Yankee Doodle (Song) - Billy Murray
  4. In My Merry Oldsmobile - Billy Murray
  5. The Preacher & the Bear - Arthur Collins
  6. Come Take a Trip in My Air-Ship - Billy Murray
  7. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree - Henry Burr
  8. The Pipes of Pan - Winnie Melville
  9. Fantasias ao Luar - Banda da Casa Edison
  10. Everybody Works but Father - Billy Murray

Popular Movies 1905

  1. A Gentleman of France - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart. Country: USA.
  2. Le Palais des mille et une nuits - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  3. À president-elect Roosevelt - Director: Méliès, Georges. Country: France.
  4. Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman - Director: Blackton, J. Stuart. Country: USA.
  5. Rescued by Rover - Director: Fitzhamon, Lewin / Hepworth, Cecil M.. Country: UK.
  6. The Seven Ages - Director: Porter, Edwin S.. Country: USA.
  7. Interior New York Subway - Director: Bitzer, G.W.. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1905

Theodore Roosevelt
1904 1906