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Born on Sunday October 6, 1918
- Arnold Giepmans, Hees, Nijmegen, Nederland († 1918)
- Arie Cornelis van Dobben, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1969)
- Abram Vroegop, Broek op L'dijk († 2009)
- Adriana Cornelia Maton, Oisterwijk (Oisterwijk) (Noord-Brabant) († 2004)
- Auke Douma, Pingjum (Wonseradeel) († 1964)
- Adriana Johanna Havermans, Oud-Vossemeer († 1962)
- Arend Lanting, Beemster († 1994)
- Augustinus Marinus (Guus) Aloserij († 1995)
- Anthonij Wilhelm Thöne, Almelo († 2012)
- Aleida Maria SPRONK, Angerlo († 1976)
Died on Sunday October 6, 1918
- Anna Maria Nieuwenhuijzen (77), Rotterdam
- Alexander S. Stone (24), Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria Simons (79), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Antonius Coenen (67), Rijkevoort
- Anna Cornelia Anthonisse (0), Tholen
- Aleida Arend-Jans Dove (29), Enschede
- Alice Mary Annesley
- Amelia V Dick (69), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Arend Nabring (0), De Wilp gem. Marum
- * Maria Cornelia Arends (48), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 6, 1918 at Delpher
Born on October 6
- 1915 » Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress († 2007)
- 1915 » Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist († 2007)
- 1915 » Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal († 1983)
- 1916 » Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general († 1997)
- 1917 » Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist († 1977)
- 1918 » André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver († 1993)
- 1918 » Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore († 2010)
- 1919 » Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician, later president († 1995)
- 1919 » Tommy Lawton, English footballer and coach († 1996)
- 1920 » John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge († 2005)
Died on October 6
- 1883 » Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
- 1891 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)
- 1892 » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1912 » Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1829)
- 1923 » Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1853)
- 1942 » Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (b. 1884)
- 1945 » Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (b. 1900)
- 1947 » Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (b. 1887)
- 1951 » Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
- 1951 » Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
- March 23 » First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
- March 25 » The Belarusian People's Republic is established.
- June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
- September 10 » Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
- December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
The weather on Sunday October 6, 1918
The temperature on October 6, 1918 was between 8.2 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI