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• Aaldert Jan Veltink, Lutten, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 2002)
• Aaltiena Roelina Koops, Haren († 2010)
• Annigje Martens, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Afke Durks van der Eems († 1990)
• Adolf Plas, Steenwijksmoer, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 2001)
• Annigje (Annie) Martens, Hoogeveen nederland († 1997)
• Aaldert Jan Veltink, Lutten a d Dedemsvaart († 2002)
• Andries Frenkel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
• Adrianus Petrus Franciscus Nuijs, Utrecht, Utr., NL
• Anthony N. Stuifbergen, Barry Co., Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1972)

• Aaltje van de Fliert (0), Ede
• Aaltje Houtkoper (90), Schagen (gem. Schagen, NH)
• Abraham de Keijzer (38), Middelburg
• Achille Henri Joseph Vanneste (38), Tourcoing Departement du Nord F59 France
• Arend Albertus van Essen (0), Epe
• Catharina Margaretha Dinger (42), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Turnhout (72), Lisse-Zuid-Holland-Nederland
• Dirk Jan van Kuilenburg (68), Ophemert
• Doodgeboren dochter Siebel (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna de Lange (38), Gelderingen (Steenwijkerwold)

• 1907 » Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy († 1983)
• 1909 » A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 1977)
• 1909 » Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR († 1992)
• 1911 » Al Helfer, American sportscaster († 1975)
• 1913 » Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player († 1998)
• 1914 » Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer († 2009)
• 1914 » Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert († 2011)
• 1917 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician († 1976)
• 1917 » Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist († 1993)
• 1918 » Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World († 2000)

• 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
• 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
• 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
• 1922 » Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
• 1937 » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (b. 1926)
• 1945 » Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)
• 1946 » William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (b. 1869)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
• February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
• April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
• August 13 » First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
• October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
• December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
• December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.

The temperature on September 26, 1913 was between 6.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.