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• Andreas Hubert Theodoor Schmitz, Ede († 1997)
• Adrianus Henricus Cornelis van Casteren, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1979)
• Adriaan COLLÉE, Alblasserdam († 1979)
• Adrianus Johannes Kurver, Benschop († 1970)
• Anco Balkema, Leens, Groningen, Nederland († 1974)
• Martha Maria Roggeman, Koewacht († 1984)
• Aart Adrianus Advocaat, Delft († 2000)
• Alfons MERTENS, Balen Belgie
• Alida Melis, Amsterdam
• Adriana Maria Catharina Doorn, Stad Almelo

• Augustus Hermina Stobberingh (78), Soest
• Augustinus Constantinus van den Eeckhout (75), ,, Terneuzen, Nederland
• Amanda Maurer REIGNER (73)
• Adriaan De Rijke (72), Poortvliet, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anje Oostema (69), Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Jacobs (41), Dongen, Nederland
• Albert Voerman (16), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria van Mourik (0), Bunnik (Utrecht)
• cornelia maria van mourik (0), bunnik (utrecht) nederland
• August Constant VAN DEN Eeckhout (75), TERNEUZEN (NL)

• 1902 » Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist († 1986)
• 1902 » Lloyd Nolan, American actor († 1985)
• 1905 » Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat († 1998)
• 1905 » Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic († 2002)
• 1907 » Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer († 1989)
• 1908 » Don Freeman, American author and illustrator († 1978)
• 1908 » Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher († 1999)
• 1909 » Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian († 1985)
• 1909 » Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer († 1989)
• 1911 » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand († 2004)

• 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
• 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
• 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
• 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
• 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
• 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)

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.
• April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
• May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
• June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
• September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
• 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 August 11, 1906 was between 12.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.