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Died on Sunday October 28, 1906
- Ambus Anderson Melton (68), Meriwether, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
- Christiaan Christiaansz Pineda (1), Rhenen
- Augustinus Lambrechts (38), Velm, België
- Abraham Lous (87), Borssele (Oudelande) (Zeeland)
- Albertus Dirksz Hassing (24), Alkemade Gem
- Anna Maria Elshout (71), Besoijen, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arie Gijsbert van Kersen (41), Schiedam
- Christian Voss (0), Dexter, Wood County, Wisconsin
- Anthonetta Johanna Cornelia Nijssen (2), Vlissingen
- Derkje Bos (47), Renswoude
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 28, 1906 at Delpher
Born on October 28
- 1901 » Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet († 1979)
- 1902 » Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer († 1986)
- 1903 » Evelyn Waugh, English journalist, author, and critic († 1966)
- 1903 » John Chamberlain, American historian, journalist, and critic († 1995)
- 1904 » George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author († 1986)
- 1905 » Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest, Dutch mathematician († 1984)
- 1907 » John Hewitt, Irish poet, playwright, and critic († 1987)
- 1908 » Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina († 1995)
- 1909 » Francis Bacon, Irish painter and illustrator († 1992)
- 1912 » Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist († 2005)
Died on October 28
- 1879 » Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French economist and politician (b. 1799)
- 1899 » Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-American engineer, invented the Linotype machine (b. 1854)
- 1900 » Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (b. 1823)
- 1914 » Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (b. 1850)
- 1916 » Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (b. 1838)
- 1916 » Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (b. 1891)
- 1917 » Dimitrios Votsis, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
- 1917 » Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
- 1918 » Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (b. 1845)
- 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
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.
- April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
- April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
- April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
- May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
- September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
The weather on Sunday October 28, 1906
The temperature on October 28, 1906 was between 4.3 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI