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Died on Wednesday October 24, 1906
- Antonius Cornelis Blom (1), Rotterdam
- Bartel Legemate (58), Zierikzee (ZLD)
- Barthel Legemate (58), Zierikzee
- Adelheid Adel (43), Hengelo
- Anna Maria Meijs (50), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus de Vette (76), Maasland, Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Antonia Maria Deijkers (43), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Akke Simons Miedema (65), Zoutkamp, Ulrum, Groningen, Nederland
- Adrianus VETTE,DE (75), Maasland,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ariaantje van Rijnsbergen (38), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 24, 1906 at Delpher
Born on October 24
- 1903 » Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent († 1960)
- 1904 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist († 1932)
- 1904 » Moss Hart, American director and playwright († 1961)
- 1905 » Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian and academic († 1988)
- 1906 » Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician and cryptographer († 1968)
- 1907 » Patricia Griffin, Montserratian nurse and social worker († 1986)
- 1908 » John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist († 1993)
- 1909 » Bill Carr, American runner († 1966)
- 1910 » Joe L. Evins, American lawyer and politician († 1984)
- 1910 » Stella Brooks, American singer († 2002)
Died on October 24
- 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
- 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
- 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
- 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
- 1937 » Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
- 1938 » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
- 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
- 1944 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)
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.
- January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
- 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 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
- April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
- September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
- December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
The weather on Wednesday October 24, 1906
The temperature on October 24, 1906 was between 5.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI