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• Adrianus Dingeman de Groot, Santpoort († 2006)
• Anna-Louise van Voorst († 2000)
• Adrien TESCH, Hesperange, L5801,, France
• Albert Mandeville, Elverdinge West-Vlaanderen België († 1990)
• Albertha Anna Hendrika Bijkerk, Steenwijk
• Anthony Frank Kempski, Delaware († 1971)
• Anthonie Dingenus Feijtel, Sint-Annaland († 2004)
• Smeding, Enschede († 1914)
• Anna Maria Petronella van den Berg, Amsterdam († 1997)
• Antonia Johanna van Leeuwen, Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland

• Aeilke Aeilkema (79), Wagenborgen (gem. Eemsdelta)
• Ariel David Egbert (0), Franklin, ID
• Anna Maria Peters (80), Zepperen, België
• Cornelis van der Walt (65), Haarlemmermeer
• Baukje Franses Holwerda (78), Menaem
• Catharina Hegemann (67), Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Teunissen (61), Schoonhoven
• August Vanlangendonck (0), Rapides Parish, Louisiana
• Antoon van Wagtendonk (6), Schiedam
• Aaltje Doedes TERLUIN (77), Burgum, Tytsjerksteradiel, Fryslân, Nederland

• 1911 » Mahalia Jackson, American singer († 1972)
• 1911 » Sid Gillman, American football player and coach († 2003)
• 1911 » Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator († 1996)
• 1912 » Don Siegel, American director and producer († 1991)
• 1913 » Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1991)
• 1914 » Jackie Coogan, American actor and director († 1984)
• 1915 » Joe Fry, English race car driver († 1950)
• 1915 » Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman († 1996)
• 1916 » Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot († 1942)
• 1916 » François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France († 1996)

• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
• 1929 » Swan Hennessy, Irish-American composer (b. 1866)
• 1930 » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)
• 1930 » Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)
• 1932 » Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1867)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Antonius
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
• September 16 » World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
• September 18 » The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
• October 9 » World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end.
• October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.
• November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on October 26, 1914 was between 10.9 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.