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Born on Sunday August 26, 1866
- Alidorus DEMEULENAERE, Egem,8740,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België
- Anna Hirschel († 1937)
- Anna Buonocore († 1945)
- Adriana van den Oever, Gameren, Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje WIERINK, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1938)
- Anne Wybrens Landman, Rottum († 1938)
- Annigje Treur, Mijdrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1944)
- Adriana Jacomina Elisabeth Maltha, Oud-en Nieuw Mathenesse († 1866)
- abraham seijffert, amsterdam, noord holland, nederland
- Abraham Nieuwland, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1866)
Died on Sunday August 26, 1866
- Adriaan van ROSMALEN (75), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- van der Marel (0), Monster
- Allegonda van Balgooij (54), Renkum
- Aaltje van Dijk (27), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adriana de Wolf (0), Maastricht
- Anna Maria Catharina Brenna (2), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Aldegonda van Balgooij (54), Renkum
- Adriana GERRITS (32), Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Van Buuren (0), Den Helder
- Adriana Mulder (33), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 26, 1866 at Delpher
Born on August 26
- 1854 » Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer († 1932)
- 1856 » Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress († 1939)
- 1862 » Herbert Booth, Canadian songwriter and bandleader († 1926)
- 1865 » Arthur James Arnot, Scottish-Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station († 1946)
- 1873 » Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube († 1961)
- 1874 » Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1938)
- 1875 » John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada († 1940)
- 1880 » Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic († 1918)
- 1882 » James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1882 » Sam Hardy, English footballer († 1966)
Died on August 26
- 1810 » Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish sailor and politician, 10th Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (b. 1753)
- 1813 » Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (b. 1791)
- 1850 » Louis Philippe I of France (b. 1773)
- 1865 » Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (b. 1791)
- 1878 » Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (b. 1846)
- 1910 » William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
- 1921 » Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)
- 1921 » Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)
- 1930 » Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1943 » Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
Names that were popular for boys in 1866
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1866
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Grietje
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1866
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
- April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
- June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
- June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
- July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
- July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
The weather on Sunday August 26, 1866
The temperature on August 26, 1866 was about 18.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI