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• Anna Maria Frings, Breitscheid, Deutschland
• Hilligje Otten, Collendoorn († 1982)
• Aagje Lodder, Rhoon, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Durks Boon, Harkema Opeinde, Fryslân, Nederlân († 1967)
• Aaltje Guyt Guijt, Volendam († 1892)
• Aleida Bertha Camerling, Banda Neira, Indonesië († 1971)
• Andreas Zwiers (Swiers), Zeeland,Landerd,Noord Brabant,Nederland († 1894)
• Anna Maria Benard, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1976)
• Anna Goedegebuur, Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1892)
• Antonij Smeekes, Baarn († 1981)

• Bertus Lammerts Pot (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Catharina Margaretha van Rossenberg (0), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
• Arie Baartman (18)
• Arigje de Kreij (0), Giessen-Nieuwkerk
• Cornelis Hendrik Spoor (37), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Johanna Vroman (77), Overschie
• Antonie van Gent (67), Zoelmond, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Alberts Mulder (82), Gem. Ooststellingwerf
• Catharina Margaretha van Rossenberg- (0), Ter Aar, Nederland
• Aaltje Schuurman (63), Archem, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1885 » Jules Romains, French author and poet († 1972)
• 1888 » Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer († 1974)
• 1891 » Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright († 1960)
• 1894 » Sparky Adams, American baseball player and farmer († 1989)
• 1896 » Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian soldier and politician († 1990)
• 1897 » Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea († 1990)
• 1898 » Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector and philanthropist († 1979)
• 1900 » Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman († 1980)
• 1900 » Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom († 1970)
• 1901 » Eleanor Dark, Australian author and poet († 1985)

• 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)
• 1944 » Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)
• 1945 » Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
• February 29 » St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
• June 7 » Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
• September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
• September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
• December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.

The temperature on August 26, 1892 was about 18.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.