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• Anna Blok, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH) († 1987)
• Albert Johannes Schirm, Lemmer, Friesland, Nederland († 1991)
• Albertus Robbertsen, Rhenen († 1915)
• Albertus Robbertsen, Rhenen, Utrecht, NL († 1915)
• Anna Maria Christina van Zon, amsterdam, Nederland († 1983)
• Alfons Alois Smet, Temse, O-Vl, BE († 1934)
• Anna Virginia Stalnaker, Nephi, Juab County, Utah, United States of America († 1987)
• Albert Johannes Schirm, Lemmer († 1995)
• Adriaantje Gerritje Cornelia Stolk, Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Slangen, Gronsveld, LI, Netherlands († 1986)

• Annigje Noorlander (57), Gouderak, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Arij Bos (64), Schipluiden
• Allegonda Brouwers (84), Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
• Alberdina Kesimaat (42), Elen &, Rhaan (Hellendoorn)
• Anne Hendriks Zijlstra (79), Hallum
• Antje Ferwerda (64), leeuwarden
• Alida de Joode (0), Woudrichem (Br.)
• Anna de Vreede (28), Stompwijk
• Allegonda Vos (82), Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafje Hoorn (38), Diemen, Gemeente Diemen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1903 » Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician († 1947)
• 1905 » George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal († 1989)
• 1906 » Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor († 1967)
• 1909 » Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator († 2003)
• 1909 » Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author († 1966)
• 1910 » John Krol, American cardinal († 1996)
• 1911 » Mahalia Jackson, American singer († 1972)
• 1911 » Sid Gillman, American football player and coach († 2003)
• 1911 » Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator († 1996)
• 1912 » Don Siegel, American director and producer († 1991)

• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
• 1929 » Swan Hennessy, Irish-American composer (b. 1866)
• 1930 » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1872)
• 1930 » Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1859)

• 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
• January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
• January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
• September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
• December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

The temperature on October 26, 1908 was between 6.3 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.