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• Alida Catharina Sijm, Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Aaltje Dinkelberg, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Catharina Sijm, Grootebroek, Nederland († 2003)
• Adriana Cornelia den Outer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1907)
• Adrianus Josephus Bakker, Hof van Delft († 1913)
• Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus van den Eijnden, Halsteren, N-Br, NL († 1992)
• Celi Adriana, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alejandrina Adams Eyraud, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico († 1978)
• Adrianus Josephus Bakker, Hof van Delft († 1913)
• Albert Luttje, Onstwedde

• Adriaan Braam (73), Grand Rapids, Verenigde Staten
• Anton Gleis (71), Gronau
• Abraham Hogendoorn (81), Zwammerdam
• Adriana Verhoeven (50), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonette Aggen (58), Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
• Anna Maria Cijrilla Raaijmakers (0), Sint-Oedenrode
• Antje Hartog (75), Haarlem, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Anthoinetta Stander (80), Sommelsdijk, 3245, Nederland
• Alphonsus VAN WAESBERGHE (36), Doornik
• Annigje Zinger (1), Lonneker, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

• 1901 » Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland († 1980)
• 1901 » Zeppo Marx, American comedian (the youngest of the Marx Brothers) and theatrical agent († 1979)
• 1903 » King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach; rated one of the 100 greatest NHL players († 1986)
• 1905 » Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic († 1963)
• 1906 » Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright; author of Harvey († 1981)
• 1907 » Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet († 1948)
• 1908 » Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author († 2001)
• 1908 » Mary Locke Petermann, cellular biochemist († 1975)
• 1910 » Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician († 1992)
• 1913 » Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter; the voice of Mr. Magoo († 1989)

• 1878 » Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1804)
• 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
• 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
• 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
• 1911 » Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)
• 1912 » William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
• 1914 » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)
• 1915 » Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (b. 1845)
• 1920 » Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (b. 1844)
• 1928 » William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852)

• 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.
• April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
• June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
• September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
• 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.

The temperature on February 25, 1906 was between -1.3 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.