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Died on Wednesday November 7, 1906
- Antonius Josephus SIMONIS (57), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Aart van Arnhem (71), Kapel-Avezaath
- Adrianus Johannes Schakenraad (0), Den Dungen
- Arie Moerman (3), Maasland
- Cornelia Broeren (2), Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- "Catharina Petronella" Cornelia Petronella Cornelia Petronella (69), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Catherine Valyear (66), Burpee and Mills, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
- Andrew Ruh (33), Stearns, Minnesota, United States
- Aaltjen Ginsheumer (64), Hoogvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Lameijer (0), Westerlee
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 7, 1906 at Delpher
Born on November 7
- 1900 » Nellie Campobello, Mexican writer who chronicled the Mexican Revolution († 1986)
- 1901 » Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator († 1980)
- 1903 » Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer († 1964)
- 1903 » Dean Jagger, American actor († 1991)
- 1903 » Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1989)
- 1905 » William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator († 1985)
- 1906 » Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator († 1985)
- 1908 » Marijac, French author and illustrator († 1994)
- 1909 » Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright († 1984)
- 1909 » Ruby Hurley, American activist († 1980)
Died on November 7
- 1881 » John MacHale, Irish archbishop (b. 1791)
- 1906 » Heinrich Seidel, German engineer and poet (b. 1842)
- 1907 » Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (b. 1881)
- 1913 » Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English biologist and geographer (b. 1823)
- 1916 » Henry Ward Ranger, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
- 1919 » Hugo Haase, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Sam Thompson, American baseball player (b. 1860)
- 1923 » Ashwini Kumar Dutta, Indian educator and philanthropist (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (b. 1878)
- 1933 » Harold Weber, American golfer and architect (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.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- 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 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
- 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.
- 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 Wednesday November 7, 1906
The temperature on November 7, 1906 was between 8.5 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI