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May 25, 1919Died on Monday May 26, 1919
- Abraham Lincoln Hadley (58), Belleville, Hendricks County, Indiana
- Agatha Van Klaveren (47), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Hoeksema (46), Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
- Anna Margaretha Krops (2), Groningen
- Annetje Aalts Kos (58), Huizen
- Aletta NIELSEN (66), Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- de Voogd, Rotterdam
- Antje Buus (48), Marvin, Grant County, South Dakota
- Albertje van Huizen (2), Weststellingwerf
- Annechien Diemer (0), Drouwenerveen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 26, 1919 at Delpher
Born on May 26
- 1915 » Antonia Forest, English author († 2003)
- 1915 » Vernon Alley, American bassist († 2004)
- 1916 » Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist and author († 1972)
- 1919 » Rubén González, Cuban pianist († 2003)
- 1920 » Jack Cheetham, South African cricketer († 1980)
- 1920 » Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress († 2002)
- 1921 » Inge Borkh, German soprano († 2018)
- 1922 » Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In († 2009)
- 1923 » James Arness, American actor († 2011)
- 1923 » Roy Dotrice, English actor († 2017)
Died on May 26
- 1902 » Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (b. 1839)
- 1904 » Georges Gilles de la Tourette, French physician and neurologist (b. 1857)
- 1908 » Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya movement (b. 1835)
- 1914 » Jacob August Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and reformer (b. 1849)
- 1924 » Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (b. 1859)
- 1926 » Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (b. 1904)
- 1933 » Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (b. 1860)
- 1933 » Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1897)
- 1939 » Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
- 1943 » Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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 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 6.7 million citizens.
- January 31 » The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours.
- March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
- March 21 » The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
- April 16 » Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
- May 19 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
- September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
The weather on Monday May 26, 1919
The temperature on May 26, 1919 was between 9.1 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI