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June 25, 1908Born on Friday June 26, 1908
- Agnes Frederica Geleijn, Vlissingen († 1969)
- Alida Ligtvoet, DEN HAAG, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alex Carl Maria Rolinck, Burgsteinfurt,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Josephus Cornelis Bogaart, Vogelwaarde († 1945)
- Albertus Sijkens, Zesgehuchten († 1996)
- Abraham Leunis, Terneuzen, ZL.NL
- Abraham Stolk, Nieuw-Helvoet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1969)
- Aloijsius Johannes Kraaijvanger, Didam (ge,nld)
- Abraham Ras, Urk († 1990)
- Aloysius Johannes Maria Kraaijvanger, Didam († 1980)
Died on Friday June 26, 1908
- Antje Atema (59), Leeuwarden
- Balduíno Joaquim de Menezes (78), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Alfred Cibby Biven (70), Aldridge, Polk, Missouri
- Afonso Palma (1)
- Alida Vitor (96)
- Cornelis Kuijs (66), Breda, Nederland
- Adriana Catharina Teunissen (92), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Johanna Louise Schallig (69), Utrecht,Utrecht,Utrecht,Nederland
- Antonius Hendrikus Salemink (65), Dichteren
- Child Moses (0), Lessen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 26, 1908 at Delpher
Born on June 26
- 1904 » Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer and academic († 1951)
- 1905 » Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator († 1985)
- 1906 » Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer († 1974)
- 1906 » Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and educator († 2008)
- 1907 » Debs Garms, American baseball player († 1984)
- 1908 » Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile († 1973)
- 1909 » Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager († 1997)
- 1909 » Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer († 1985)
- 1911 » Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American golfer and basketball player († 1956)
- 1911 » Bronisław Żurakowski, Polish pilot and engineer († 2009)
Died on June 26
- 1878 » Mercedes of Orléans (b. 1860)
- 1879 » Richard H. Anderson, American general (b. 1821)
- 1883 » Edward Sabine, Irish-English astronomer, geophysicist, and ornithologist (b. 1788)
- 1918 » Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and author (b. 1843)
- 1922 » Albert I, Prince of Monaco (b. 1848)
- 1927 » Armand Guillaumin, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1932 » Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (b. 1900)
- 1932 » William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (b. 1865)
- 1938 » Daria Pratt, American golfer (b. 1859)
- 1938 » James Weldon Johnson, American poet, lawyer and politician (b. 1871)
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
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- 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.
- January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
- April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
- May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
- May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
- September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
- November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
The weather on Friday June 26, 1908
The temperature on June 26, 1908 was between 9.4 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI