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• Augusta Johanna van der Veer, 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland († 1928)
• Anthony Nicolaas Ribbens, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Adrianus van Steenis, Beemster (NL) († 2012)
• "Albert" Marie Antoine Powis de Tenbossche, Elen, Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgique († 1972)
• Adrianus Cornelis van de Ven, Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Bonne Jagersma, Opende,Gemeente Grootegast,Groningen,Nederland († 2006)
• Annie Walta, Sneek († 2000)
• Arlys L Luhrs, Primghar, O'Brien County, Iowa († 2022)
• Arnoldus Mathias Marie Corbeij, Roermond († 2010)
• Aaltje Kock, Lonneker, Overijssel, Nederland († 2008)

• Adrianus Jacobus van der Heijden, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Annes Sterkenburg (86), Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Netherlands
• ADRIANA MOSTERT (78), KAMPEN
• Adriaantje Arendsd Verschoor (69), Schiedam, zh.nld
• Antje Starkenburg (Sterkenburg) (86), Kollumerland, Nederland
• Anna de Heus (84), Vlissingen
• Anna Maria Koop (29), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Agathe BOSSU (80), Magny-Montarlot, 21367, Côte d'Or, Bourgogne, France
• Anna ten Boom (46), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Deters (57), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1923 » Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist and mathematician († 2020)
• 1923 » Pierre Cossette, American producer and manager († 2009)
• 1923 » Uziel Gal, German-Israeli engineer, designed the Uzi gun († 2002)
• 1923 » Valentin Varennikov, Russian general and politician († 2009)
• 1924 » Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic († 2013)
• 1924 » Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator († 2001)
• 1925 » Kasey Rogers, American actress and author († 2006)
• 1928 » Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter († 2009)
• 1928 » Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect († 2000)
• 1928 » Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator

• 1890 » Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (b. 1831)
• 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
• 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
• 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1947 » Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
• 1958 » Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1962 » Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1899)
• 1965 » M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (b. 1897)

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

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

• 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.
• April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
• May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
• August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
• November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
• December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.

The temperature on December 15, 1926 was between -0.7 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.