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April 8, 1906Born on Monday April 9, 1906
- Alberta van der Meer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abeltje WOLTJER, Schildwolde (Slochteren) Groningen Netherlands
- Adrianus Heynsius, Rotterdam
- Aleida Gerdina de Boer, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland († 1941)
- Alida Margje van der Neut, Gouda († 1995)
- Abraham Maat, Vlaardingen († 1945)
- Alberta van der Meer, Rotterdam,Gemeente Rotterdam,South Holland,Nederland
- Agatha Maria van NIMWEGEN, Rotterdam (Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands)
- Adrianus Oonincx, Ginneken en Bavel, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1906)
- Adrianus Johannes Gordijn, Hof van Delft († 1974)
Died on Monday April 9, 1906
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- Aloysius Geldof (22), Clercken
- Adriana Johanna Knaap (80), Raamsdonk, Netherland
- Aimée Honorine ANGIBAUD (70), Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie, 85800, France
- Alberdina van den Heuvel (2), Beek en Donk
- Alida Johanna Moerbeek (55), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana de Granje (66), Weesperkarspel
- Adrianus Somers (70), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Albertus Kleijer (0), Ede
- Albartus Kamphorst (50), Barneveld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 9, 1906 at Delpher
Born on April 9
- 1902 » Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar († 2000)
- 1903 » Ward Bond, American actor († 1960)
- 1904 » Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader († 1972)
- 1905 » J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician († 1995)
- 1906 » Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer († 1988)
- 1906 » Hugh Gaitskell, British politician and leader of the Labour Party († 1963)
- 1906 » Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress († 1996)
- 1906 » Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter († 1997)
- 1908 » Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter († 1980)
- 1909 » Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer († 1986)
Died on April 9
- 1872 » Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)
- 1876 » Charles Goodyear, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (b. 1828)
- 1889 » Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (b. 1786)
- 1909 » Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)
- 1917 » James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857)
- 1936 » Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1855)
Names that were popular for boys in 1906
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1906
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1906
- 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.
- March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
- March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
- September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
- December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
The weather on Monday April 9, 1906
The temperature on April 9, 1906 was between 2.6 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI