About the day » Thursday September 26, 1872Calender converter

• Alida Maria Vogt, Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Abram van KUILENBURG, Dordrecht († 1956)
• Adrianus Johannes Bol, Monster, Nederland († 1874)
• Abraham van 't Noordende, Zonnemaire († 1872)
• Aline Jantina Meijer, Coevorden († 1931)
• Albertje Kleine, Hoogeveen nederland († 1881)
• Albertje KLEIJNE, Noord (Hoogeveen), Drenthe, Nederland († 1881)
• Adrianus Isaäc Hoogendam, Noordwijk († 1895)
• Abraham de ROO, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1895)
• Aartje Pap, Doornspijk, Nederland († 1955)

• Abraham Meijler (0), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland, Nederland
• Apolonia Vlasveld (0), Graauw en Langendam,Hulst,Zeeland,Nederland
• Anne Catharinne Hendrikx (61), Horn
• Albert Teunis Smit (0), Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adrianus Antonius Willems (0), Veghel
• Aalbert Janssen (0), Oosterbeek
• Anna Maria Driessen (37), Westerhoven (gemeente Bergeijk)
• Adriana van der GRAAF (1), Dubbeldam
• Aaltje de Weerdt (51), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antoinette Claire Bergogne (15), Cinqualbre, Cantal, Frankrijk

• 1869 » Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer († 1935)
• 1870 » Christian X of Denmark († 1947)
• 1872 » Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer († 1945)
• 1873 » Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator († 1940)
• 1874 » Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist († 1940)
• 1875 » Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer († 1959)
• 1876 » Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author († 1957)
• 1876 » Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician († 1952)
• 1877 » Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor († 1962)
• 1877 » Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic († 1963)

• 1820 » Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
• 1868 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
• 1877 » Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
• 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
• 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
• 1922 » Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
• 1937 » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)

• 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• March 16 » The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1–0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
• March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
• June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
• September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
• November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
• December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.