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• Adrianus Johannes Mattheus Snoek, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1989)
• Aaltje Weijer, Wildervank
• Adrianus Antonius Bottenberg, IJsselmuiden († 1984)
• Kremer, Hoogehaar, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1906)
• Angus Archibald Basker, Mull River, Inverness co, Cape Breton Is, NS († 1948)
• Angela Florentia Dits, Mechelen (België) († 1986)
• Agatha Cornelia Bongers, Tilburg, NB, Nederland
• Adrianus Jacobus Bottenberg, IJsselmuiden († 1984)
• Adrianus Cornelis Coppens, Goirle († 1906)
• Adriana Hendrica van den Heuvel, Best

• Aartje Verbree (71)
• Ame Rinske Jacobs Tuinenga (78), Achtkarspelen
• Annigje van den Dolder (41), Steenwijk
• Andreas Theodorus Roestenburg (0), Tilburg
• Amerinske Jacobs (Ame Rinske) Tuininga (77), Twijzel
• Adriana Steenks (0), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aaltje Veenendaal (46)
• Adriaan Rijkeboer (1), Amsterdam
• Berend Eefting (42), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Berber Gerritjes Vergonet (72), Oenkerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1903 » Misuzu Kaneko, Japanese poet († 1930)
• 1904 » K. L. Saigal, Indian singer and actor († 1947)
• 1905 » Attila József, Hungarian poet and educator († 1937)
• 1906 » Dale Messick, American author and illustrator († 2005)
• 1907 » Paul Douglas, American actor († 1959)
• 1908 » Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster († 1992)
• 1908 » Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge († 2007)
• 1908 » Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic († 1997)
• 1908 » Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony († 1997)
• 1910 » António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal († 1996)

• 1890 » David de Jahacob Lopez Cardozo, Dutch Talmudist (b. 1808)
• 1894 » Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (b. 1832)
• 1895 » Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (b. 1830)
• 1902 » Wade Hampton III, American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1818)
• 1903 » Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (b. 1878)
• 1906 » Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Armed Forces Journal and The Galaxy Magazine (b. 1839)
• 1906 » James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)
• 1908 » Henry Bird, English chess player and author (b. 1829)
• 1916 » Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1918 » Otto Wagner, Austrian architect and urban planner (b. 1841)

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.
• February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
• March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
• April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
• April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
• August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.

The temperature on April 11, 1906 was between 6.3 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.