About the day » Saturday June 26, 1920Calender converter
June 25, 1920Died on Saturday June 26, 1920
- Boone (0), Wevelgem
- Alfred Emile Naarden (28), Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
- Aafje Winkel (36), Berkshire, VS
- August Artur Jungas (0), Marienburg, Preußen
- Catharina TELJEUR (63), Haarlem, NH, Nederland
- Adriana van 't Hull (64), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Adriaan de Back (70), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arien Kooijman (15)
- Alida van der Raad (81), Noordwijk
- Apolonia van Zwietering (0), Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 26, 1920 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het Centrum
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on June 26
- 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)
- 1920 » Jean-Pierre Roy, Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 2014)
- 1921 » Robert Everett, American computer scientist († 2018)
- 1921 » Violette Szabo, French-British secret agent († 1945)
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 1920
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1920
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1920
- 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 6.8 million citizens.
- April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
- July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
- August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
- October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
- November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.
- November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".
The weather on Saturday June 26, 1920
The temperature on June 26, 1920 was between 12.4 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI