About the day » Tuesday October 24, 1905Calender converter

• Agnes Stevensdr Blankenstein, Rotterdam
• Anna Louisa Maria Kok, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Jacoba van der Vijver, Rijnsburg († 1997)
• Aafje Tuijp, Volendam Nederland
• Antonie Udink, Deventer († 1983)
• Alida Teljeur, Leiden
• Albert Ras, Urk († 1992)
• Aleida Johanna Wezenberg, IJsselmuiden
• Anna Catharina Levolger, Bergen op Zoom († 1958)
• Antonie UDINK, Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1983)

• Cornelis van Oost (0), Hilversum (0jr)
• Adriaantje Freerks Leijstra (68), Hallum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Freerks Leystra (68), Hallum
• Gerrit Jan Komduur (0), Emmen
• Anna Maria Huberta Grinwis, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bethje Flink (76), Renkum, Gld, NL
• Anthonia Bernarda Havekotte (65), Amersfoort,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje ter Hofte (0), Hengelo
• BIBIANA DE RIJCKE (69), ELVERSELE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Antonia Harleman (47), Epe

• 1901 » Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer († 1959)
• 1903 » Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent († 1960)
• 1904 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist († 1932)
• 1904 » Moss Hart, American director and playwright († 1961)
• 1905 » Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian and academic († 1988)
• 1906 » Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician and cryptographer († 1968)
• 1907 » Patricia Griffin, Montserratian nurse and social worker († 1986)
• 1908 » John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist († 1993)
• 1909 » Bill Carr, American runner († 1966)
• 1910 » Stella Brooks, American singer († 2002)

• 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
• 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
• 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
• 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
• 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
• 1937 » Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
• 1938 » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
• 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
• 1944 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)

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

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

• 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• 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.
• February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
• April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
• August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
• November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.
• November 28 » Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a political party with the main aim of establishing a dual monarchy in Ireland.

The temperature on October 24, 1905 was between -3.0 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.