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• Aagje Rezel, Den Haag, Nederland
• Albert Langereis, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Beukhof, Ede († 1941)
• Aaltje van Dooijeweert, Neerijnen († 1930)
• Aaltje Teuntje Groeneveld, Rhoon († 2000)
• Anna Maria Schweers
• Aaltje Schra, Zwartsluis († 1995)
• Alida Maria Rosina Lagerweij, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Jan Velthuis, Twekkelo, Lonneker, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Aaltje Nijensikkens, Avereest († 1998)

• Afien Jans Dekker (78), Ommelanderwijk gemeente Veendam Groningen
• Adrianus DUBBELDAM (71), Dubbeldam
• Aaltje (Gerrits) Dam (73), Giethoorn, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonia Hubertina 2 Daniels (13), Meijel, Limburg, Nederland
• Aaltje ten Dijke (1), Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Bruggink (25)
• Aaltje Gerrits Dam (73), Giethoorn
• Aaltje Dam (72), Giethoorn Overijsel,, NetherLands
• Alida Wingelaar (76), Veldhuizen, Vleuten-de Meern, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Alexander Joanna Emmanuel Van Wallendael (2), Antwerpen

• 1901 » Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter († 1967)
• 1901 » Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-English poet and author († 1988)
• 1902 » Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician († 1984)
• 1903 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager († 1993)
• 1904 » Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist († 1989)
• 1905 » Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate († 1964)
• 1905 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero († 2004)
• 1907 » Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach († 1989)
• 1911 » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance († 2004)
• 1911 » Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian († 1985)

• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 1938 » George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)

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.
• June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
• June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
• August 16 » The 8.2 M_w Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
• December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
• December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.

The temperature on May 11, 1906 was between 7.4 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.