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• Alida Magdalena Cornelia CASTELEIN, Passendale († 1907)
• Alida Karst KIES, Ooststellingwerf Friesland Netherlands († 1980)
• Agnes Johanna Albers, Delft,-
• Alberdina Kraster, Foxhol gem. Hoogezand († 1992)
• (l.l.) Post, Magele, den Ham († 1906)
• Adrianus Brocatus, Steenbergen
• Neuvel, Bovenkarspel († 1906)
• Adriaan de Vos, Middelburg († 1946)
• Aaltje Hiddes de Jong, Oosterwolde
• Aaltje Vellema, Ternaard († 1985)

• Arendiena Alberts (34), Almelo
• Albertus van Ceelen (68), Tilburg
• Alberdna Kiers (0), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arie Baas (70), ,, Ridderkerk, Nederland
• Adolf Pieters Olijve (81), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• arie BAAS (70), ridderkerk
• Aaltien Scheepstra (80), Roden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antonia Adriana van Duin (2), Noordwijkerhout
• Aaltien Tjerks Scheepstra (80), Roderwolde gem. Roden, Drente, Netherlands
• Adriana BUNSKOEK (0), Almelo(Ov)

• 1902 » Nâzım Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright († 1963)
• 1902 » Saud of Saudi Arabia († 1969)
• 1903 » Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts († 1958)
• 1907 » Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner and soldier († 1940)
• 1908 » Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic († 2003)
• 1909 » Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor († 1973)
• 1909 » Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer († 1939)
• 1912 » Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1996)
• 1913 » Eugène Brands, Dutch painter († 2002)
• 1913 » Lloyd Bridges, American actor († 1998)

• 1885 » Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
• 1896 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1909 » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
• 1919 » Karl Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1871)
• 1919 » Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
• 1926 » Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
• 1929 » George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Dirk
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Jantje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
• January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
• March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
• April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
• April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
• May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
• December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.

The temperature on January 15, 1906 was between 2.2 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.