About the day » Tuesday December 4, 1906Calender converter

• Adriaan Viergever, Zegwaart († 1969)
• Muller, Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1906)
• * Henri Antonius (Harrie) van Schijndel, Schijndel († 1986)
• Alida Hendrika (Polly) Meibos, Wilson, Weber County, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Anna Elisabeth Wagebaert, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje van den Engel, Loosduinen
• Adrianus Antonius MAAT, 's-Gravenhage († 1982)
• Adriaan Viergever, Zegwaart
• Albertje Baauw, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Reit, Bellingwolde († 1907)

• Anneken Maas (65), Lochem
• Cornelia Vink (0), Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Aukje van Althuis (69), Franekeradeel
• Antoon Litjens (23), Venlo
• Ann Sheldon (78), Bexleyheath, Kent, England
• Agatha Drop (55), Vlaardingen
• Goudswaard, rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Anna Maria Huijbregts (66), Tilburg
• Clasina Hendrika van Rosmalen (28), Tiel
• ?? Bunt (0), (DR) Emmen

• 1899 » Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager († 1953)
• 1899 » Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician († 1934)
• 1903 » Cornell Woolrich, American author († 1968)
• 1904 » Albert Norden, German journalist and politician († 1982)
• 1908 » Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1910 » Alex North, American composer and conductor († 1991)
• 1910 » R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India († 2009)
• 1912 » Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1988)
• 1913 » Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer († 1978)
• 1914 » Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor († 1995)

• 1893 » John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (b. 1820)
• 1897 » Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
• 1902 » Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (b. 1851)
• 1926 » Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861)
• 1933 » Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (b. 1868)
• 1935 » Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
• 1935 » Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)

• 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.
• 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.
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
• December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
• December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.

The temperature on December 4, 1906 was between 1.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.