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• Andries Bijkerk, Zaandam
• Aaldrik Otto Koetje, Zuidwending, Veendam
• Alida Elisabeth Kouwen, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1997)
• Andries de Groot, Westergeest, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland († 1978)
• "Piet" Petrus Hubertus Wilhelmus Allers, Roermond († 1987)
• Albert JAGER, Leek Groningen Netherlands († 1991)
• Albertus Hendrikus Nijenhuis, Harfsen († 1941)
• Albert van der BEKE, Geraardsbergen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1971)
• Alfred Menko, Losser, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Heeren, Vessem, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1967)

• Aafje van der WERF (83), Koog aan de Zaan,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ann Elizabeth B. (Berry) Landis (71), Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States
• Carl Rightmire (3), Kansas City, Wyandotte Co.Kansas
• Bernardus van Doorn (0), Breukelen, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriaan Buteijn (0), Baarland, Zeeland, NL
• Christian Bonk (64), Garrison Township
• Catharina Maria de Rijk (0), Amsterdam
• Alida Agnita Onink (22), Wijk bij Duurstede
• Catharine Shaner UMSTEAD (54)
• Alexander Johannes de Chene (71), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1901 » Jan Struther, English author and hymnwriter († 1953)
• 1901 » Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia († 1970)
• 1902 » Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader († 1947)
• 1903 » Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor († 1978)
• 1903 » Bakht Singh, Indian evangelist, well-known bible teacher and preacher († 2000)
• 1906 » Max August Zorn, German mathematician and academic († 1993)
• 1907 » Bill Dickey, American baseball player and manager († 1993)
• 1907 » Robin Humphreys, British scholar of Latin America († 1999)
• 1908 » Giovanni Bracco, Italian race car driver († 1968)
• 1909 » Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian and philosopher († 1997)

• 1878 » Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (b. 1790)
• 1881 » Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1820)
• 1883 » Ciprian Porumbescu, Romanian composer and poet (b. 1853)
• 1891 » John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1815)
• 1916 » Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (b. 1859)
• 1922 » Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (b. 1860)
• 1924 » William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1847)
• 1934 » Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (b. 1864)
• 1935 » Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, English field marshal and politician, 12th Governor-General of Canada (b. 1862)
• 1941 » Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and businessman, founded Chevrolet and Frontenac Motor Corporation (b. 1878)

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.
• 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.
• April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
• April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
• August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
• September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.

The temperature on June 6, 1906 was between 3.7 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.