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• Alphonsus Franciscus Cleiren, Bergen Op Zoom, Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)
• Adriaan Cornelis Bos, Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Nederland († 1995)
• Alberta Christina Witteveen, Epe,Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Fernand" Marie Joseph Hubert Benoît de Laminne, Lummen, Belgique († 2001)
• Aaltje Woessink, Vorden (Veldwijk)
• Alphonsus Franciscus Cleiren, Bergen op Zoom, NL († 1984)
• Agnes A. Slusarz, Miners Mills, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Alida Carolina Maria VERBEEK, Den Haag
• Alberdina Elizabeth Hamming, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1976)
• "Berthold" Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl von Baden, Karlsruhe, Allemagne († 1963)

• Adela Amelia Catharina SWEETLOVE (60), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Aafke Folkerts Post (69), Wymbritseradeel
• Anna Thimothea Hopp (80), Linn, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Annigje Koster (72), Noord / Hoogeveen
• Aagje de Jong (19), Arnhem,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria De Wolf (72), Schilde, Antwerpen, België
• Antonius Uijterwaal (66), Utrecht
• Anna Catharina Soudant (71), Gronsveld (Heugem)
• Anne Muizelaar (0), Stavoren, Stavoren (Frl)
• Aaltjen Korten (79), Brummen

• 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)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Dirk
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Jantje

• 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 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
• May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
• June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
• September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
• September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

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.