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April 16, 1906Born on Tuesday April 17, 1906
- Anna Josephina Maas, Lage Mierde († 1979)
- Andre Veracx, Staden († 1976)
- Albert Schaap, Ossenzijl
- Abraham Vega, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltjen Mengerink, Neede, Berkelland, Gelderland, Nederland († 1957)
- Adriaantje Schoordijk, Abbenbroek, Nederland († 1978)
- André Maertens, Oostkamp, Belgium († 1989)
- Anna Auguste Schwertfeger, Bordeck, aan de Essenerstrasse 203 (Duitsland)
- Adriana Sinke, Kruiningen
- Anna Theodora Pels, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Tuesday April 17, 1906
- Aloijsius Christianus Henricus Groos (61), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Wieant (82), Hontenisse
- Antonus Casteel (0), Epe,Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus Leonardus Brozius (16), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
- Andreas Josephus van Spaendonck (72), Tilburg,Gemeente Tilburg,North Brabant,Netherlands
- Antonius Casteel (0), Epe
- Alida Elisabeth Wilhelmina Gagel (46), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Nijsingh (77), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anne Pieters Anema (62), Leeuwarden
- Andreas Josephus van SPAANDONCK (72), Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 17, 1906 at Delpher
Born on April 17
- 1903 » Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator († 1976)
- 1903 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach († 1975)
- 1903 » Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator († 1978)
- 1905 » Arthur Lake, American actor († 1987)
- 1905 » Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor († 1960)
- 1906 » Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente († 1984)
- 1909 » Alain Poher, French politician, President of France († 1996)
- 1910 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence († 1990)
- 1910 » Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager († 1997)
- 1910 » Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer († 1999)
Died on April 17
- 1882 » George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the Flush toilet (b. 1810)
- 1888 » E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (b. 1821)
- 1892 » Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1822)
- 1921 » Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (b. 1860)
- 1923 » Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1852)
- 1930 » Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1863)
- 1933 » Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (b. 1872)
- 1936 » Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1873)
- 1942 » Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
- 1944 » J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1906
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1906
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1906
- 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.
- April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
- April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
- May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
- December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
- December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.
The weather on Tuesday April 17, 1906
The temperature on April 17, 1906 was between -0.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the ??.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI