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Born on Wednesday January 3, 1906
- Leijten, Roosendaal en Nispen (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1906)
- Abraham Pijpeman, Utrecht († 1942)
- Adriana Kragt, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Aart Vroegh, VLAARDINGEN, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
- Abraham Pijperman, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1942)
- Adela Alphonsina De Swaef, Denderhautem († 1960)
- Abraham Scheltes van der Lijn, Hantum, gem. Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1980)
- Adrianus Marinus Zondag, Wamel († 1970)
- A.J(Aleida) de Meijer, Borne († 1994)
- Albertus Attema, Deventer
Died on Wednesday January 3, 1906
- Appleton DeWitt Jewett (4)
- Alexander George Riggs (0), Hilton, reg Adelaide
- Willebrandts (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christiaan Verheijen (82), Baarle-Nassau
- Antoinette Adriana Theodora van Weel (65), 's-Gravenhage
- Anthonius Alexander Martinus De Block (75), Stratum
- Abram den Boer (67), Strijen, Nederland
- Abram den Boer (67), Strijen
- Amelie Sophie Keirle (83), Wijtschate (West-Vlaanderen) België-Belgium
- Antonius Jacobus van HEEL (78), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 1906 at Delpher
Born on January 3
- 1900 » Donald J. Russell, American businessman († 1985)
- 1901 » Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam († 1963)
- 1905 » Anna May Wong, American actress († 1961)
- 1905 » Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer († 1996)
- 1907 » Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director († 1986)
- 1909 » Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor († 2000)
- 1910 » Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager († 2000)
- 1911 » John Sturges, American director and producer († 1992)
- 1912 » Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier († 1936)
- 1912 » Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician († 2002)
Died on January 3
- 1882 » William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
- 1895 » James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
- 1903 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
- 1911 » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
- 1915 » James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
- 1916 » Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
- 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
- 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
- 1927 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
- 1931 » Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)
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 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
- April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- 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.
- December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
- December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
The weather on Wednesday January 3, 1906
The temperature on January 3, 1906 was between -3.6 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI