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Died on Sunday October 3, 1926
- Aafje van der Meer (78), Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Agatha Min (38), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Suwijn (62), Retranchement Zeeland
- Agnes Maria Stuijts (0)
- Klein (0), nieuwer amstel
- Agnes Maria Stuijts (0)
- Albertus Blok (60), Rotterdam
- Anna Hendrika Helena Kuilman (46), Soerabaja, Java, Ned. Indie
- Aaltje Lodewijks (71), Barradeel
- Hermina Schukkert (80), Enschede
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1926 at Delpher
Born on October 3
- 1921 » Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier († 1996)
- 1923 » Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica († 2004)
- 1924 » Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach († 2012)
- 1924 » Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist († 1993)
- 1925 » George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival
- 1925 » Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic († 2012)
- 1928 » Edward L. Moyers, American businessman († 2006)
- 1928 » Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer († 1986)
- 1928 » Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
- 1931 » Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Died on October 3
- 1896 » William Morris, English author and poet (b. 1834)
- 1907 » Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (b. 1835)
- 1911 » Rosetta Jane Birks, Australian suffragist (b. 1856)
- 1917 » Eduardo Di Capua, Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (b. 1865)
- 1929 » Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
- 1929 » Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1894)
- 1931 » Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1865)
- 1936 » John Heisman, American football player and coach (b. 1869)
- 1953 » Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (b. 1883)
- 1959 » Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (b. 1892)
Names that were popular for boys in 1926
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Maria
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1926
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Theresia
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1926
- 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
- January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
- March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
- April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
- November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
The weather on Sunday October 3, 1926
The temperature on October 3, 1926 was between 4.7 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI