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• Adrianus Theodorus van den Heuvel, Beek en Donk († 1906)
• Alexander Petrus Simons, Austruweel, Provincie Antwerpen
• Albertus Hermanus Bretveld, Hengelo GL NL
• Anna Henrietta Sluijter, amsterdam, Nederland († 1954)
• Alida Lubbers, Beverwijk († 1997)
• Aaltje Hoving, Nieuw-Buinen, Borger († 1934)
• * Zacharias van de Groep, Bunschoten († 1993)
• Wessels, Vriezenveen († 1906)
• Julia Maria Nooijens, Merxplas
• Aagje van Mourik, Woerden († 1949)

• Arie Beekenkamp (74), 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Apolonia van der Vaart (80), Alphen (Zuid-Holland)
• Arie Jansz Beekenkamp (74), 's-Gravenzande
• Adriana Maria Takx (70), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Alderliesten (0), Zwijndrecht
• Anna Blonk (52), Utrecht
• Adrianus de Ruiter, Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham de Hullu (1), Groede, Zeeland, Nederland
• Wessels (0), Vriezenveen
• Antonia Semler (38), Den Bosch

• 1900 » Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester († 1974)
• 1905 » George Treweek, Australian rugby league player († 1991)
• 1905 » Robert Stevenson, English director and screenwriter († 1986)
• 1906 » Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1979)
• 1908 » Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer († 1999)
• 1911 » Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano († 1986)
• 1911 » Freddie Green, American guitarist († 1987)
• 1912 » William Lederer, American soldier and author († 2009)
• 1913 » Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist († 2006)
• 1914 » Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)

• 1885 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (b. 1819)
• 1907 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1823)
• 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)
• 1913 » J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (b. 1837)
• 1915 » Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
• 1917 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1924 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
• 1927 » Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
• 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)

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 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
• June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
• September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
• October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
• December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
• December 30 » The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).

The temperature on March 31, 1906 was between 3.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.