About the day » Monday August 26, 1912Calender converter

• Andreas, Josephus, Wilhelmus Helsloot, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Anje Werkman, Zandeweer, Kantens, Groningen, Nederland († 2000)
• Adriana Hobbelen, Oisterwijk
• Albertje Koekkoek, Buer, Duitsland
• Adrianus Apeldoorn, Heemskerk († 1994)
• Andreas Josephus Wilhelmus Helsloot, Amsterdam († 1981)
• Aloysius Johannes Adriaan Simons, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1971)
• Adèle Ghislaine Marie Yvonne SNYERS, Hannut, 4280, Liège, Belgique († 1979)
• Adrianus Johannes Pouwels, Groesbeek,, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Adalbert Theodore Eduard Georg Benedict Maria Vrijheer Poschinger van Frauenau († 2001)

• Aaltje van den Hoorn (72), Putten
• Aaltje BOELENS (69), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anthonie Abraham Vorsterman van Oyen (67), Maarssen (Utr) NL
• (65), Hof van Delft, ZH, Nederland
• Antonia Maria van Hooijdonk (48), Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnold Gustave Francois Arthur Abeleven (63), Utrecht
• Antje van Bruggen (64), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aartje Van Den Hoorn (72), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arnold Gustave François Arthur Abeleven (63), Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Christiaan Antonius Beek (52), op zee

• 1908 » Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar († 1967)
• 1909 » Eric Davies, South African cricketer and educator († 1976)
• 1909 » Gene Moore, American baseball player († 1978)
• 1909 » Jim Davis, American actor († 1981)
• 1910 » Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1911 » Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter († 1974)
• 1914 » Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet († 2008)
• 1914 » Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator († 1984)
• 1915 » Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor († 1982)
• 1915 » Mohammad Nurul Haque, Bangladeshi († 1998)

• 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)
• 1956 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)

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. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

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

• 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
• January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
• January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
• March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
• April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
• April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
• October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on August 26, 1912 was between 10.7 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 20.5 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.