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• Ans van Straalen, 's-Gravenzande († 1959)
• Agnes Mooijekind, Monster
• Andreas Roelofs, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1968)
• Adrianus Evers († 1973)
• Albertus Adrianus van Laarhoven, Utrecht
• Alida Margrietha van Bruggen, Buurmalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1956)
• Andries TIMMERMANS, Heerewaarden (Gld.)
• Adrianus van WAARDENBURG († 1999)
• Adrianus Johannes Scholtze, Gilze en Rijen († 1970)
• Alida van de Zandschulp, Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland

• Anje Hendriks Kamphuis (76), Zuidbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert van der Kolk, Amerongen, Gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug
• Abraham Baud (77), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Amédée François Augustin PIETRESSON DE SAINT-AUBIN (73), Mont-et-Marré (58 Nièvre), France
• Albertje Wubs (37), Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Aagje Pronk (73), Beets, Zeevang, Noord-Holland. NL
• Albert van der Kolk (60), Amerongen
• Albertje Willems Wubs (37), Tange Alteveer, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Akke Sjoerds Kempenaar (69), Roseland, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Albertje (Willems) Wubs (37), Tange (Beumeesweg, Onstwedde)

• 1904 » Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist († 1997)
• 1906 » Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop († 2009)
• 1906 » Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher († 1993)
• 1906 » Harry Hibbs, English footballer († 1984)
• 1907 » Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic († 1988)
• 1907 » Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author († 1964)
• 1909 » Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist († 2011)
• 1911 » Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States († 1978)
• 1911 » Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem († 2007)
• 1911 » Vincent Price, American actor († 1993)

• 1896 » Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)
• 1910 » Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1918 » Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
• 1919 » Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
• 1933 » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
• 1939 » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
• 1942 » Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
• 1943 » Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1878)

• 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 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
• April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
• June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
• 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 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
• October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.

The temperature on May 27, 1906 was between 12.3 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.