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July 19, 1906Born on Friday July 20, 1906
- Alois Menke, Ungarn /CSSR († 1975)
- Albertus Slotemaker, Beverwijk († 1906)
- Alida Nuysink, Loosduinen, gem. 's-Gravenhage († 1997)
- Albertus Johannes Wennekes, Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
- * Adrianus Hendrikus Valentijn, Vlijmen († 1987)
- Neijts, Bandjermasin-Samarang (Ned. Ind.)
- Anna Frederika de Jongh, Bangil, Oost-Java, Nederlands-Indië († 2002)
- Adrianus Pieter Bouwman, Buurmalsen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Bakker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Hendrikus Valentijn, Vlijmen († 1987)
Died on Friday July 20, 1906
- Berend van der Struik (2), Steenwijk
- Adrianus (Janus) van Emmenes (49), Amsterdam
- Adriaan Viergever (65), Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Alice Sarah Dowse (38), Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Alice Lievens (0), Aalst
- Albertus Slotemaker (0), Patersweg 52,Beverwijk
- ANTHONIA HOOGERWERF (67), VLAARDINGEN
- Adrianus van Emmenes (49), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arend Jan Kers (55), Voorst
- Aaltje Wink (53), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 20, 1906 at Delpher
Born on July 20
- 1900 » Maurice Leyland, English cricketer and coach († 1967)
- 1901 » Eugenio Lopez Sr., Filipino businessman and founder of the Lopez Group of Companies († 1975)
- 1901 » Heinie Manush, American baseball player and manager († 1971)
- 1901 » Vehbi Koç, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Koç Holding († 1996)
- 1902 » Leonidas Berry, American gastroenterologist († 1995)
- 1905 » Joseph Levis, American foil fencer († 2005)
- 1909 » Eric Rowan, South African cricketer († 1993)
- 1910 » Vilém Tauský, Czech-English conductor and composer († 2004)
- 1911 » Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer († 1941)
- 1911 » José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator († 1985)
Died on July 20
- 1897 » Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (b. 1820)
- 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
- 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
- 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
- 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
- 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
- 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
- 1926 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
- 1927 » Ferdinand I, king of Romania (b. 1865)
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
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- 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.
- June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
- October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
- 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 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
- December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
The weather on Friday July 20, 1906
The temperature on July 20, 1906 was between 9.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI