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• Cornelis Hartland, Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Blanche Rose Kathmann, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Everhardus Rudolf Meijer van Putten, Amsterdam,NL, Nederland († 2020)
• Alberta Antonie (Betsy) Westerink († 2007)
• Geertje Martens († 2011)
• Cecilia Petronella Kuhlmann ongehuwd ongehuwd, Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland († 2017)
• Bento Deponti, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 2004)
• Eugene Carlton Taylor, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Donald A Spielman, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1990)
• Antonia van den Broek, Reek,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)

• Antje Harpman (74), Maastricht
• Clasina Josina Maria Krijger (0), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Sakes Ongering (63), Leeuwarden
• Aaltje Wolbersen (76), Nijkerk Gld
• Bernardus Hilbert (68), Vorden
• Antonius van Eggelen (0), Nieuwkuijk
• Anna Smit (22), Den Burg (Texel, NH)
• Cornelis BRUSSE (8), 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Clara F. Kortz (71), Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
• Alexander Michael Eugene Joachim Napoleon Prins Murat (36), Parijs

• 1924 » David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet († 2010)
• 1924 » Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist († 2013)
• 1925 » Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Italian cardinal († 2017)
• 1925 » Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania († 1989)
• 1925 » Carter Stanley, American bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1966)
• 1925 » Jaswant Singh Neki, Indian poet and academic († 2015)
• 1925 » Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager († 2011)
• 1925 » Saiichi Maruya, Japanese author and critic († 2012)
• 1926 » George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer († 2008)
• 1926 » Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic († 2002)

• 1909 » Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (b. 1842)
• 1922 » Reşat Çiğiltepe, Turkish colonel (b. 1879)
• 1929 » Herman Potočnik, Croatian-Austrian engineer (b. 1892)
• 1931 » Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846)
• 1931 » Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)
• 1931 » Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)
• 1935 » Childe Hassam, American painter and academic (b. 1859)
• 1944 » Georg von Boeselager, German soldier (b. 1915)
• 1945 » Hubert Pál Álgyay, Hungarian engineer, designed the Petőfi Bridge (b. 1894)
• 1948 » Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1862)

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

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

• 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
• January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
• January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
• May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
• August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
• August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.

The temperature on August 27, 1926 was between 6.5 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.