About the day » Saturday August 11, 1906Calender converter

• Adriana Maria Catharina Doorn, Stad Almelo
• ALEXIS MARCEL JOSEPH SERVAIS, MONTEGNEE
• Andries Schenk, Dubbeldam,Dordrecht († 1952)
• Andries van Heuckelum, Haaften, Nederland († 1982)
• Anco Balkema, Leens, Groningen, Nederland († 1974)
• Amadelino Ferreira de Menezes
• Aaltje Niemeijer, Exloërmond Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1995)
• Aaltje Hartkamp († 1994)
• ALFONS HENDRICKX, SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1975)
• Alfons MERTENS, Balen Belgie

• Anne Allema (1), Tietjerksteradeel (Tietjerksteradeel) (Friesland)
• Christianus Bernardus Petrus BELLE (0), Helmond (Noord-Brabant), Nederland
• cornelia maria van mourik (0), bunnik (utrecht) nederland
• Apolonia Adriana Maria van Paassen (0), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Johanna Stevelink (31), Haarle (Tubbergen)
• August Constant VAN DEN Eeckhout (75), TERNEUZEN (NL)
• Aaltje Gerritje Wingelaar (0), Vianen (Vijfheerenlanden)
• Augusta Hermina STOBBERINGH (78), Soest, 5535, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Voerman (16), Zwolle
• Albertus Jansen (1), Zwolle,Gemeente Zwolle,Overijssel,Nederland

• 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)

• 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 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
• April 14 » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
• April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
• April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
• November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
• December 4 » Alpha Phi Alpha the first black intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

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.