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Died on Monday August 26, 1895
- Antje van der Reijden, Reiden (69), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Antje Baukes Bron (51), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Carel Hekkers (14), Balkbrug
- Carolus Ludovicus Annet (57), Zarren West-Vlaanderen, België
- Adelaide Verstaen, Wingene
- Casper Jan Hendrik Pelser (72), Albert, Cape, South Africa
- Aagje Bakker (64), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Antje Aukes Bron (51), Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
- Arie VERLOOP (66), Dordrecht
- Charles Lee Todd (36), Illinois
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 26, 1895 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on August 26
- 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)
- 1901 » Hans Kammler, German SS officer and engineer († 1945)
- 1901 » Jimmy Rushing, American singer and bandleader († 1972)
Died on August 26
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1895
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Antonius
- Franciscus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1895
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Christina
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1895
- 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
- March 19 » Auguste and Louis Lumière record their first footage using their newly patented cinematograph.
- June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
- August 31 » German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
- September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
- November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
The weather on Monday August 26, 1895
The temperature on August 26, 1895 was about 15.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI