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Born on Thursday October 18, 1906
- Anna Suzanna van der Neut († 1983)
- Alphonsus John Klukowski, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
- Achiel Van Damme, Zarren († 1981)
- Alida Henrina Renes, Gouderak (Zuid-Holland)
- Adriana Catharina Jongman, Nieuw-Helvoet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alice BATEMA, Michigan U.S.A († 1983)
- Brinkman, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Altena, Ambt Delden, Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Nederland († 1971)
- Anna Maria Huijzer, Rotterdam
- Albertus Lanting, Zandvoort, Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland
Died on Thursday October 18, 1906
- Anastasia Neyt (69), Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Zottegem, België
- Andries Markus (88), Loosduinen
- Arnoldus van Riel (85), Terheijden, NB, Nederland
- (l.l.) Post (0), Vlissingen
- Bartholomeus Brands (38)
- Angela THEYS (70), Testelt
- Bernardus de Jong, Vledderveen (Vledder)
- Auke Jans Baukema (52), Amsterdam
- Anna Maria Paffen (0), Kerkrade,Gemeente Kerkrade,Limburg,Netherlands
- Aletta Bos (85), de Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 18, 1906 at Delpher
Born on October 18
- 1898 » Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress († 1981)
- 1902 » Miriam Hopkins, American actress († 1972)
- 1902 » Pascual Jordan, German physicist and theorist († 1980)
- 1903 » Lina Radke, German runner and coach († 1983)
- 1904 » A. J. Liebling, American journalist and author († 1963)
- 1904 » Haim Shirman, Ukrainian-Israeli scholar and academic († 1981)
- 1905 » Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivorian union leader and politician, 1st President of Côte d'Ivoire († 1993)
- 1905 » Jan Gies, Dutch activist († 1993)
- 1906 » James Brooks, American painter and educator († 1992)
- 1909 » Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and theorist († 2004)
Died on October 18
- 1886 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (b. 1796)
- 1889 » Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (b. 1808)
- 1892 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)
- 1893 » Charles Gounod, French composer and educator (b. 1818)
- 1908 » Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (b. 1840)
- 1911 » Alfred Binet, French psychologist and author (b. 1857)
- 1921 » Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. 1845)
- 1931 » Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, invented the light bulb and phonograph (b. 1847)
- 1934 » Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1935 » Gaston Lachaise, French-American sculptor (b. 1882)
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.
- June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
- June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
- August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
- September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
- September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
The weather on Thursday October 18, 1906
The temperature on October 18, 1906 was between 7.6 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI