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Born on Sunday December 23, 1906
- Maatje, Emmen, Drenthe,Nederland († 1996)
- Alardus Johannes van Zon, Dreumel,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1991)
- Anna Catharina Johanna van Luijtelaar, Gestel († 1947)
- Albert Boschloo, Leesten (Warnsveld) († 1981)
- Anna KOSTER, Borger Drenthe Netherlands († 2000)
- Albertus Vande Vyver, Moortsele, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1933)
- ... Brand Flu, .Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
- Angelique Pirlet, Zepperen, België († 1968)
- Jansen Cornelis, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alix Clara SCHIETTECATTE, Mater,9700,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1976)
Died on Sunday December 23, 1906
- Adrianus Antonius Botter (0), Velsen
- Agatha van Egmond (0), Rijnsburg
- aletta carolina biesebeek (38), amsterdam
- Anna Adelheid - Aleida - Anna Aleida Beckmann (77), Avereest, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albertje Tammes (71), Borger, Drenthe, The Netherlands
- Aleida Johanna Everdina Willemiena Bonet (4), Arnhem,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje van der Graaf (75), Streefkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Franck (0), Assendelft, Nederland
- Amelia Duprez (75), Gavere, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Alida Catharina Commandeur (0), Wognum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 23, 1906 at Delpher
Born on December 23
- 1900 » Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian († 2014)
- 1902 » Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India († 1987)
- 1902 » Norman Maclean, American author and academic († 1990)
- 1907 » Avraham Stern, Polish Zionist leader († 1942)
- 1907 » James Roosevelt, American general and politician († 1991)
- 1907 » Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet († 2005)
- 1908 » Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer († 2002)
- 1910 » Kurt Meyer, German general († 1961)
- 1911 » James Gregory, American actor († 2002)
- 1911 » Niels Kaj Jerne, English-Danish physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
Died on December 23
- 1884 » John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
- 1889 » Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (b. 1858)
- 1902 » Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1906 » Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor of the Gaza Empire (b. c.1850)
- 1912 » Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850)
- 1926 » Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
- 1931 » Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
- 1939 » Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
- 1946 » John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873)
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 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
- April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
- June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
- August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
- October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
- November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
The weather on Sunday December 23, 1906
The temperature on December 23, 1906 was between -10.4 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -7.3 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI