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Born on Friday January 12, 1906
- Anna Maria Henrica Dirkx, Turnhout, Antwerpen, België († 1941)
- Adrianus van Holst, rotterdam, Nederland
- Annigje Gommers, Grolloo, Nederland († 1983)
- Hillebrand Van Der Meulen, Muntendam
- Annigje Gommers, Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelis van Boxtel, Tilburg († 1968)
- Anna Maria Henrica Dirkx, Turnhout, Antwerpen, België († 1941)
- Aleida Antonia Josephina Blokhuizen, Harderwijk,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1985)
- Adriana Johanna Sturk, Duisburg, Duitsland († 1992)
- Adrianus Antonius Walterus de Bijl, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1976)
Died on Friday January 12, 1906
- Adriaantje Jannetje Bekker (0), Pernis
- Bernhard Heinrich SANDHAUS (62), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Grinsven, Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth van Mol (69), Zeelst (Veldhoven) (Noord-Brabant)
- Adriana Johanna Jongeneel (82), Leiden
- Adrianus Ammerlaan (69), Hazerswoude
- "René" Louis Marie Harscouët de Saint-George (65), château de Kéronic, Pluvigner, Morbihan, France
- Anna Catharina Awouters (73), Wellen, België
- Adrianus Ammerlaan (69)
- Anna van Prins (32), Groningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 12, 1906 at Delpher
Born on January 12
- 1903 » Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney (Morissette v. United States) († 1995)
- 1903 » Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic († 1960)
- 1904 » Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1972)
- 1905 » James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic († 1997)
- 1905 » Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher († 1975)
- 1905 » Tex Ritter, American actor and singer († 1974)
- 1906 » Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic († 1995)
- 1907 » Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer († 1966)
- 1908 » Clement Hurd, American illustrator († 1988)
- 1908 » Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 2008)
Died on January 12
- 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
- 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
- 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
- 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
- 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
- 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
- 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1906
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1906
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Jantje
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.
- May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
- May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
- June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
- June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
- August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
- December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Weather January 12, 1906
The temperature on January 12, 1906 was between 4.3 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.