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• Anthonius Petrus van Kessel, Aalsmeer († 1975)
• Gerardus Bernardus Matthijssen, Schiedam
• Antje Gerbens Koldijk († 1906)
• Anna Maria Maatje, Barger-Oosterveen, Emmen
• Anna Aleida Becude, Zutphen († 1954)
• Aletta Blanken, Hillegerberg
• Anna Maria Hermans, Grevenbicht († 1934)
• van der Heide, Nieuwehorne († 1906)
• Antje Cornelis Geurs, Blokzijl, Nederland
• Anthony van SWEDEN, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1986)

• Catharina Maria van Dijk (0), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Aaltje Niewold (73), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Antonie Graveman (13), Middel (Olst)
• Aaltje de Vroome (72), Ameide
• Catharina Prins (31), Nieuwleusen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Catharina Maria van Dijk (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje DE VROOME (72), Ameide (NL/ZH)
• Aart van Adrichem (54), IJsselmonde (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Antonia Willems Croese (78)
• van der Heide (0), Nieuwehorne

• 1903 » Charles F. Brannock, American inventor and manufacturer († 1992)
• 1905 » Henry Fonda, American actor († 1982)
• 1906 » Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and educator († 1988)
• 1906 » Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuelan lawyer, journalist, and author († 2001)
• 1906 » Ernie McCormick, Australian cricketer († 1991)
• 1906 » Margret Rey, German author and illustrator († 1996)
• 1907 » Bob Tisdall, Irish hurdler († 2004)
• 1909 » Luigi Villoresi, Italian race car driver († 1997)
• 1909 » Margaret Sullavan, American actress and singer († 1960)
• 1910 » Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and author († 1975)

• 1882 » Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)
• 1890 » Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
• 1891 » Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
• 1910 » Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)
• 1913 » Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
• 1926 » Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)
• 1936 » Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (b. 1860)
• 1938 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)
• 1943 » Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)

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.
• January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
• March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
• March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
• June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
• November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.
• 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 16, 1906 was between 5.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.