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• Adrianus Jacobus Guldemond, Loenen († 1997)
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• Alida Clazina van der Linden, Wijk bij Duurstede († 1937)
• anna henrica johanna (annie) broekmans, eindhoven († 1986)
• B.A(Bernard) Klieverik, Losser († 2006)
• Alba Lillian NUDELL, Buffalo Cass County North Dakota U.S.A († 2008)
• Anna Marie N²rskov († 1997)
• Adrianus van Zon, Nieuwkuijk († 1997)
• Annechie Meijer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Konings, Haarlem († 1991)

• Anna Maria Erp Taalman Kip (47)
• Andries Salomon Willing (76), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Barta Aartsen (25), Apeldoorn
• Caroline C. Lewis (69), Monterey Twp., Allegan Co., MI
• Albertje van Beek * (1), Wetering (Steenwijkerwold)
• Antonius de VOS (71), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafke Jans Woudstra (75), Oudeschoot
• Albertje van Beek (1), Wetering (Steenwijkerwold)
• Arthur Brule, Sainte-Marie-A-Py (Marne, Champagne-Ardennes, Frankrijk)
• Afke Jans Woudstra (75), Oudeschoot, Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland

• 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)
• 1919 » Barbara Britton, American actress († 1980)
• 1919 » Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author († 2012)
• 1922 » Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia († 2014)
• 1922 » Takis Miliadis, Greek actor († 1985)

• 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)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Albert
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Johan

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

• 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.
• January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• August 8 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
• October 31 » World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
• December 1 » Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28), thus concluding the Great Union.
• December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.

The temperature on September 26, 1918 was between 6.9 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.