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• Albertus Stephanus Maria Meijers, Utrecht
• Andreas Gerardus Feskens, Breda († 1906)
• Alice Mary CROSLAND, Holmfirth, West Riding, Yorkshire, England († 1951)
• Alfons Hendrik Bastijns, Halle (B) († 1960)
• Adrianus Froon, Utrecht († 1906)
• Alice PLYSON, Keiem 8600 Be
• * Mijntje (Mijnsje) de Bruin, Ameide († 1990)
• Adriana Dekker, Gouda
• Anna Margaretha Tiben, Adorf, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1949)
• Adrianus Gerardus Josephus BOTS, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1972)

• Adriaan Leendert Guldemond (0), Boskoop
• Andries Poppelier (72), Zwijndrecht, Nederland
• Anne HUET (66), Breil, 49490, France
• Adolf Kreutzelman (63), Borger, Nederland
• Adriana van der Bol (76), Monster
• Adriana Hendriks Bol van der (76), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna maria Hax (42.2) (74), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Adriaan Verbraak (76), Wouw (NL)
• Alle Tabak (3), Emmen
• (2) Cornelia van Wijk (60), Willescop, Utrecht, Nederland Nederland

• 1896 » André Masson, French painter and illustrator († 1987)
• 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
• 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
• 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
• 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
• 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
• 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)
• 1913 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler († 2007)
• 1916 » Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1916 » Robert Parrish, American actor and director († 1995)

• 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
• 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
• 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)

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.
• April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
• September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
• October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
• December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
• December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

The temperature on January 4, 1906 was between 4.6 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.