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Born on Tuesday October 31, 1905
- Alixe Octavie Marie Van Gulck, Kieldrecht
- Los, Alkemade († 1905)
- André Léon Jean van Hulst, St Ouen, Val-d’Oise, Frankrijk
- Aart Docter, Nunspeet († 1999)
- Antje Meerstra, Westernieland, Eenrum, Groningen, Netherlands († 1995)
- Anna Adèle Van Beversluys, Astene († 1921)
- Alida Lena Witkamp, Monster, Nederland
- Adriana Petronella Anna de Kort, Tilburg
- Abraham Eijgenraam, Ede († 1974)
- -- Wezelman, Den Helder († 1905)
Died on Tuesday October 31, 1905
- * Allegonda de Vaan (84), Vlijmen
- Andries Thijses Zwart Thijsses (80), Heerenveen gem. Schoterland
- Antje Nol (62), Haarlemmermeer, Noord Holland, Nederland
- abraham sarfatij (73), amsterdam
- Aletta Schuilard (Schuller) (74), Nederhorst den Berg
- -- Wezelman (0), Den Helder
- Andries Zwart (80), Heerenveen
- Allegonda de Vaan (84), Vlijmen
- Andries Thysses Zwarts (80), Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria van den Borg (81), Pfalzdorf (D)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 31, 1905 at Delpher
Born on October 31
- 1896 » Ethel Waters, American singer and actress († 1977)
- 1897 » Constance Savery, English author († 1999)
- 1900 » Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor († 1976)
- 1902 » Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist († 1950)
- 1902 » Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet († 1987)
- 1902 » Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist († 1958)
- 1907 » Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer († 1973)
- 1908 » Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist († 2009)
- 1912 » Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress († 2001)
- 1912 » Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor († 2008)
Died on October 31
- 1884 » Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858)
- 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
- 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
- 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
- 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
- 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
- 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
- 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1925 » Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
- 1926 » Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
Names that were popular for boys in 1905
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Arie
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1905
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1905
- 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.
- March 23 » Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
- April 17 » The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- April 30 » Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
- August 20 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary, forms the first chapter of T'ung Meng Hui, a union of all secret societies determined to bringing down the Manchus.
- September 5 » Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
- December 11 » A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.
Weather October 31, 1905
The temperature on October 31, 1905 was between 5.7 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.