About the day » Friday October 26, 1906Calender converter

• Albert Draayer, Clear Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota († 1971)
• Alida Maria Bakkum, Alkmaar († 1986)
• Anna Dirkje Krijgsman, Rotterdam († 1931)
• Alberdina Evers, Nieuwolda (gem. Oldambt)
• Alice KNOWLES († 2003)
• Albert Bennink, Haren, Groningen, Netherlands († 1983)
• Albertus Dodeman, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1908)
• Aagje Middelhoek, 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 2001)
• Adrianus Klazinus Eland, Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1967)
• Albertus Johannes van den Brink

• Augustinus Lycklama A Nijeholt (64), Huize Schoonoord, Doorn, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Maus, Unterliederbach, Hessen, Deutschland
• Albertus Bartelds (74), Assen
• Anna Adriana van Prooijen (29), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (Grada) Aleida Nieman (65), Aalten
• Adrianus Baars (38), Hof van Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alardus Johannes Telleman (0), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Augustinus Jonkheer Lycklama à Nijeholt (64), Huize Schoonoord, Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie Baars (38), Hof van Delft
• Augustinus Jans LYCKLAMA À NIJEHOLT (64), Doorn Utrecht Netherlands

• 1902 » Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author († 1986)
• 1902 » Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic († 1980)
• 1902 » Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee († 1994)
• 1903 » Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician († 1947)
• 1905 » George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal († 1989)
• 1906 » Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor († 1967)
• 1909 » Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator († 2003)
• 1909 » Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author († 1966)
• 1910 » John Krol, American cardinal († 1996)
• 1911 » Sid Gillman, American football player and coach († 2003)

• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
• 1929 » Swan Hennessy, Irish-American composer (b. 1866)
• 1930 » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)
• 1930 » Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Dirk
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Jantje

• 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 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
• June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
• June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
• September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
• December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.

The temperature on October 26, 1906 was between 4.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.