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Born on Sunday August 26, 1917
- Alice Rogene Michael, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States († 1997)
- Ann Burnette Todd ****, Kingston, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
- Annie Hagen († 2004)
- Catarina PASCARELLI, Três Pontas-MG-BR († 1988)
- Antinus Jeuring, Klazinaveen († 1980)
- Bertus Nienhuis, Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland († 1917)
- ANTON WILHELM NATHANAEL GOETZE, Utrecht († 2011)
- Antienus Jeuring, Klazienaveen, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1980)
- Ardelle** PAUL, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
- Berend Tromp, Bergentheim († 1942)
Died on Sunday August 26, 1917
- Antonius KISTEMAKER (75)
- Alberta Maria Paulina Peters (54), Zevenaar
- Armand Philomena Vercauteren (13), Vrasene
- Baukje VISSER (44), Oudemirdum, FR. NL
- Antje Kant (64), Alkmaar, Nederland
- Aaltje Mortier (86), Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland
- Carl Allen Tommie (16), Calhoun County, Alabama
- Anna Catharina LAMBOUR (64), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Arie Kruijk (70), Rockanje
- Anna Catharina Lambour (64), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 26, 1917 at Delpher
Born on August 26
- 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)
- 1918 » Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician († 2020)
- 1919 » Gerard Campbell, American priest and academic († 2012)
- 1920 » Brant Parker, American illustrator († 2007)
- 1920 » Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand († 2019)
- 1921 » Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author († 2014)
- 1921 » Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar († 1994)
Died on August 26
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Helena
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1917
- 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 6.5 million citizens.
- March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
- June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
- August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
- October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
Weather August 26, 1917
The temperature on August 26, 1917 was between 6.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.