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August 5, 1909Died on Friday August 6, 1909
- Catharina Rooze (66), Sint Laurens
- Christianus Hubertus Spits (35), Leiden
- Adriana Kardol (71), Waardenburg (GL)
- Anna Maria Gertrud Beckel (69), Meeker
- Clasina Cecilia van Dijck (50), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Cardol (71), Waardenburg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Casper Ruch (62), Gwinner, Sargent, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten
- Coenraad Kapteijn (66), Den Haag, den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Alfred VIDLER (66), Jamberoo, Kiama Municipality, New South Wales, Australia
- Adriana Cardol (71), waardenburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 6, 1909 at Delpher
Born on August 6
- 1906 » Vic Dickenson, American trombonist († 1984)
- 1908 » Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander († 1997)
- 1908 » Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator († 1941)
- 1908 » Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance († 1998)
- 1909 » Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle († 2013)
- 1910 » Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor († 1982)
- 1910 » Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1999)
- 1911 » Constance Heaven, English author and actress († 1995)
- 1911 » Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman († 1989)
- 1911 » Norman Gordon, South African cricketer († 2014)
Died on August 6
- 1881 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
- 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
- 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
- 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
- 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
- 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
- 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
- 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
- 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
Names that were popular for boys in 1909
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1909
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
- January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
- January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
- February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
- March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
- May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
- December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.
The weather on Friday August 6, 1909
The temperature on August 6, 1909 was between 10.3 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI