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April 25, 1908Born on Sunday April 26, 1908
- Adriana Elisabeth van Ham, Duitsland
- Aaltje Emmetje SCHERPENZEEL, Baarn,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriana Anna Maria van Gils, Halsteren († 1910)
- Achiel Dewilde, Zarren West-Vlaanderen, België
- Adriana Maria van Rossum, Willige Langerak, Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland († 1988)
- Aaltje Emmetje Scherpenzeel, Baarn († 1970)
- Adrianus Gerardus Engelen, Zevenbergen
- Aloys willemsen, België († 1979)
- Aminta Lewy
- Albert SEGERS, Ertvelde,9940,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1978)
Died on Sunday April 26, 1908
- Arie Barendregt (84), Rhoon
- Aaltje Hoorn (1), Bazuin (Zuidwolde)
- Albertus Lodewijk Zaalberg (35), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie Hoogendam (0), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ambrose Trumbauer Schell (60), Polo, Ogle, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- André Cappelle (0), Oostnieuwkerke
- Aline Adelaïde Angélique Caron (81), Cambrai, Departement du Nord, France
- Arie Barendregt (84), Rhoon, Nederland
- Arie Baars (86), Uithoorn
- Alida Vreeswijk (35), Zwammerdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 26, 1908 at Delpher
Born on April 26
- 1904 » Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal († 1991)
- 1904 » Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece († 2004)
- 1905 » Jean Vigo, French director and screenwriter († 1934)
- 1907 » Ilias Tsirimokos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1968)
- 1909 » Marianne Hoppe, German actress († 2002)
- 1910 » Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese screenwriter and producer († 1997)
- 1911 » Paul Verner, German soldier and politician († 1986)
- 1912 » A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author († 2000)
- 1914 » Bernard Malamud, Jewish American novelist and short story writer († 1986)
- 1914 » James Rouse, American real estate developer († 1996)
Died on April 26
- 1881 » Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (b. 1815)
- 1895 » Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
- 1910 » Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)
- 1915 » John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)
- 1920 » Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (b. 1887)
- 1932 » William Lockwood, English cricketer (b. 1868)
- 1934 » Arturs Alberings, Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia (b. 1876)
- 1940 » Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
- 1944 » Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (b. 1893)
- 1945 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- 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.
- April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
- June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
- September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
- November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
- November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
- November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
The weather on Sunday April 26, 1908
The temperature on April 26, 1908 was between 0.6 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI