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April 25, 1914Born on Sunday April 26, 1914
- Alphons Arthur Gijs, Eede
- Aartje van Duinkerken, Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Ardon, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1914)
- Albert Maarten Post, Den Helder († 1974)
- Anke Boender, Klazienaveen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- * Clazina Anna Moerman, Rotterdam († 1995)
- Adriaan Dirk de Schipper, Breskens († 1947)
- Lijsbeth Lemstra, Achlum († 2008)
- Agnes Lovise Berntsdatter Sollie, Røros, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge († 2003)
- Adriaan Nicolaas van Biezen, Terneuzen, Nederland († 1980)
Died on Sunday April 26, 1914
- "Ida" Helene von Erlanger (48), Baden, Autriche
- Aloysius Vydt (61)
- Bernardus Koolhaas (66), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Berendina Lelivelt (39), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bernardina Lelivelt (39), Aalten
- ALBERTUS DE RIJCK (1), DE KLINGE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Antonius Josephus van Doorn, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Carolus Ludovicus Boeykens (50), Bornem
- Antonie Koopmans (48), Enschede
- Antonius Canisius Claus (11), Nijmegen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 26, 1914 at Delpher
Born on April 26
- 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)
- 1916 » Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator († 2000)
- 1916 » Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot († 2013)
- 1916 » Morris West, Australian author and playwright († 1999)
- 1917 » I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower († 2019)
- 1917 » Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach († 1992)
- 1917 » Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach († 2013)
Died on April 26
- 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 » Pavlo Skoropadskyi, German-Ukrainian general and politician, Hetman of Ukraine (b. 1871)
- 1945 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician (b. 1909)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- 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 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 6.2 million citizens.
- January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
- June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
- September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
- September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
- October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
- November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
The weather on Sunday April 26, 1914
The temperature on April 26, 1914 was between 3.5 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI