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June 20, 1905Born on Wednesday June 21, 1905
- Anna Maria Zentveld, Egmond-Binnen, Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1906)
- Anna De Vries, Uitgeest
- Anna Maria - Maria Anna - Marie Lübbers, Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1981)
- Amelia Sarah Maryann Gordon, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand († 1949)
- Aafke VENEMA, Opende, Grootegast
- Aloisia (luisa) Feiner, München, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany († 1996)
- Anna Maria Lubbers, Barger-Compascuum († 1981)
- Aloijsius Bernardus Johannes Span, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1967)
- Anthonie Jan Komijn, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
- Aartje Johanna Teseling, Doorn († 1980)
Died on Wednesday June 21, 1905
- Albert Mulderij (59), Zuid-Esmarke, Enschede, Nederland
- Anna Christina Rekmans (83), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Abraham Polderman (26), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Antje Stuut (75), Foxwolde, Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Albertje Wijker (0), Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland
- Antje Jacobs Stuut (72), Foxwolde
- Anna Röttger (0), Lathen, Emsland
- Antonia van der Lelie (0), Leiden
- Adriaantje (Ariaantje) van Velzen (75), Westwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Alphonsus Vertommen (0), Wijk D nr 117, Berlaar
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 21, 1905 at Delpher
Born on June 21
- 1898 » Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author († 1964)
- 1899 » Pavel Haas, Czech composer († 1944)
- 1903 » Al Hirschfeld, American caricaturist, painter and illustrator († 2003)
- 1903 » Hermann Engelhard, German runner and coach († 1984)
- 1905 » Jacques Goddet, French journalist († 2000)
- 1905 » Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author († 1980)
- 1908 » William Frankena, American philosopher and academic († 1994)
- 1910 » Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and author († 1971)
- 1911 » Irving Fein, American producer and manager († 2012)
- 1912 » Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer († 2000)
Died on June 21
- 1874 » Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (b. 1814)
- 1876 » Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general and politician 8th President of Mexico (b. 1794)
- 1880 » Theophilus H. Holmes, American general (b. 1804)
- 1893 » Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, 8th Governor of California (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1844)
- 1914 » Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1929 » Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Thorne Smith, American author (b. 1892)
- 1940 » Édouard Vuillard, French painter (b. 1868)
- 1940 » Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1881)
Names that were popular for boys in 1905
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1905
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
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.
- January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
- February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
- April 30 » Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
- May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
- December 11 » A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.
The weather on Wednesday June 21, 1905
The temperature on June 21, 1905 was between 12.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI