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• Alida van Os, Tiel († 1903)
• Adriaan Pruijssers, 's Grevelduin-Capelle († 1902)
• Aaldrik Pieter Nijborg, Kolham, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Abraham van Luijk, Dinteloord en Prinsenland († 1902)
• Albert Lankhorst, Laren
• Albertje de Jonge, Bergentheim († 1964)
• Anna Koenderdina Streutker, Alteveer, Hoogeveen († 1978)
• Aike Bruggers, Sellingen, Groningen, Netherlands († 1902)
• Aaltje (Martens) Geertsma, Ureterp, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1998)
• Anne (Martens) Geertsma, Ureterp, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1975)

• Adriana Bloot (59), Moordrecht
• Anna Massa (0), Hees (Nijmegen)
• (Stillborn) RITSEMA (0), Westerdijkshorn (Bedum) Groningen Netherlands
• Anna Beatrix Hubertina Graus (84), Beek, Limburg, Nederland
• Abraham Bosch (17), Leiden
• Antonius Franciscus Broeren (0), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Adah Martha Wilson Cochran [Wh Bu] (31), Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington
• Ale Wobbes Oosting (64), Tolbert
• Apolonia Daane (57), Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
• Antje Zwaaij (1), Egmond aan Zee

• 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 » Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China († 1972)
• 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)
• 1901 » Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam († 1987)
• 1903 » Caroline Pafford Miller, American author († 1992)
• 1904 » Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic († 1986)

• 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)
• 1946 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Wilhelmus
14. Arie
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Petronella
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• February 15 » The association football club Alianza Lima is founded in Lima, Peru, under the name Sport Alianza.
• May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
• August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
• September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
• September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
• December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

The temperature on August 26, 1901 was between 10.2 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (34%).