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• Aleida Susanna Bökkers, Ambt Almelo († 1994)
• adèle mariette BOITTE, Flénu (Belgium) Hainaut († 1937)
• Albertus Bernardus (Ab) Rouwen, Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1974)
• Aenke Hogervorst, Haarlem († 1906)
• Albertus Bernardus Rouwen († 1974)
• Alberta Christina Witteveen, Epe,Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Bernardina Overwater, Amsterdam
• "Berthold" Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl von Baden, Karlsruhe, Allemagne († 1963)
• Alphonsus Fransiscus Cleiren, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands († 1982)
• Adriana Johanna Maria Wijnans († 1975)

• Aagje de Jong (19), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria De Wolf (72), Schilde, Antwerpen, België
• Abraham Meijer (81), Finsterwolde, The Netherlands
• Anne Muizelaar (0), Stavoren, Stavoren (Frl)
• Adela Amelia Catharina SWEETLOVE (60), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Aafke Folkerts Post (69), Oppenhuizen, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alberta Sophia SEGERS (0), Liedekerke,1770,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Anthonia Zallinger van Thurn (68), Brunico (Bruneck), Trentino-Zuidtirol
• Anna Catharina Soudant (71), Heugem
• Abraham Meijer (81), Finsterwolde

• 1896 » Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter († 1991)
• 1898 » Kurt Tank, German pilot and engineer († 1983)
• 1900 » Irmgard Bartenieff, German-American dancer and physical therapist, leading pioneer of dance therapy († 1981)
• 1903 » Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright († 1967)
• 1908 » Telford Taylor, American general, lawyer, and historian († 1998)
• 1909 » August Derleth, American anthologist and author († 1971)
• 1914 » Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall († 2005)
• 1914 » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist († 1955)
• 1915 » Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer († 1986)
• 1919 » John Carl Warnecke, American architect († 2010)

• 1876 » Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
• 1879 » Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
• 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
• 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)

• 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 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
• March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
• June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
• September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
• September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
• 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 temperature on February 24, 1906 was between -2.2 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.