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Died on Saturday October 2, 1926
- Catharina Antonia JUNGER (64)
- Arie van Vliet (43), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berend Groeneveld (76), Apeldoorn, Nederland
- Arie van Vliet (43), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Klein (57), Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Lambertus van Laerhoven (47), Tilburg
- Anna Roeloffina Spraakman (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna, Elisabeth, Maria, Ringenberg (44), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Ate de Jong (69), Grouw
- Adrianus Lambertus van Laarhoven (47), Tilburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 2, 1926 at Delpher
- De Sumatra post
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on October 2
- 1921 » Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer († 2006)
- 1921 » Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer († 1978)
- 1921 » Robert Runcie, English archbishop († 2000)
- 1925 » Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager († 2013)
- 1926 » Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author
- 1928 » George McFarland, American actor († 1993)
- 1928 » Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic († 2014)
- 1929 » Moses Gunn, American actor († 1993)
- 1929 » Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman († 1996)
- 1930 » Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia († 2018)
Died on October 2
- 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
- 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
- 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
- 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
- 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
- 1955 » Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
- 1955 » William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
- 1962 » Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)
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.
- March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
- May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
- June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
- August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
- November 25 » The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.
The weather on Saturday October 2, 1926
The temperature on October 2, 1926 was between 5.5 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI