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June 25, 1918Died on Wednesday June 26, 1918
- Arend Koning (82), Finsterwolde, Nederland
- Antonie Jacobs (63), Asten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Auke van der Schaaf (5), Appelscha (Ooststellingwerf), Nederland
- Anna Gesina Lubbers (76), Zwartemeer, Emmen
- Antonio Marciano dos Reis (50), Carmo da Cachoeira, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Alida Barendina (71), Strykloof, Molteno, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Albert Talens (57), Odoorn
- Anna Gesina Lübbers (76), Zwartemeer, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Arie Keus (19), op zee
- Albert van der Laan (73), Muskegon, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 26, 1918 at Delpher
Born on June 26
- 1916 » Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer († 2010)
- 1916 » Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author († 1988)
- 1917 » Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist († 2019)
- 1918 » J. B. Fuqua, American entrepreneur and philanthropist († 2006)
- 1918 » Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician († 2008)
- 1918 » Raleigh Rhodes, American combat fighter pilot († 2007)
- 1919 » Donald M. Ashton, English art director († 2004)
- 1919 » George Athan Billias, American historian († 2018)
- 1919 » Jimmy Newberry, American pitcher († 1983)
- 1919 » Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and academic († 2003)
Died on June 26
- 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)
- 1939 » Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
- 1943 » Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
- 1945 » Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1872)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
- March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
- June 10 » The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMSSzent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
- September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
- November 21 » The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
The weather on Wednesday June 26, 1918
The temperature on June 26, 1918 was between 7.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI