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Died on Tuesday October 2, 1906
- ? ? (52)
- Antje Hendriks Boon (83)
- Hemmes (0), Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Adriaan Heijmans (63), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aalbert Blom (77), Waardenburg
- Barbara Catherine Schemel (59), buried Apple Creek, Perry County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
- Aaltje Luites Krikke (71), Kalenberg (Oldemarkt), Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Krikke (71), Kalenberg
- Antje Kenter (64), Winschoten, Nederland
- Adrianus van Karsbergen (37), Utrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 2, 1906 at Delpher
Born on October 2
- 1902 » John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician († 1996)
- 1902 » Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria († 1965)
- 1904 » Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic († 1991)
- 1904 » Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India († 1966)
- 1905 » Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal († 1981)
- 1906 » August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic († 1992)
- 1906 » Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria († 1971)
- 1907 » Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
- 1907 » Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia († 2001)
- 1909 » Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon († 1956)
Died on October 2
- 1853 » François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
- 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
- 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
- 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
- 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
- 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
- 1955 » Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
- 1955 » William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
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.
- February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
- April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
- August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
The weather on Tuesday October 2, 1906
The temperature on October 2, 1906 was between 9.3 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 17.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI