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Birthday February 26, 1926

• The temperature on February 26, 1926 was between 0.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
  • January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
  • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
  • August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
  • October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
  • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1924 » Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist († 2002)
• 1924 » Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan († 2000)
• 1925 » Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee
• 1926 » Doris Belack, American actress († 2011)
• 1926 » Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer († 2015)
• 1927 » Tom Kennedy, American game show host and actor