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• Augustus Franciscus Aloysius Wehmeijer-, 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland († 1972)
• Carel Hendrik in 't Hout, Rotterdam († 1927)
• Christina van HEEL, Driel, Gelderland, Nederland († 2020)
• Arnold Jordens, Huissen († 2020)
• Adrianus Johannes Emanuel Bakker, Harenkarspel († 2003)
• Albert Booij, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2022)
• Adrianus Johannes Emmanuël (Arie) Bakker, Waarland gem Harenkarspel († 2003)
• Cor Steenis († 2018)
• Anna Maria Crombeen, hontenisse († 1927)
• Albert (Ab) Booij, Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2022)

• Adriana van Spijk (25), Nieuwkuijk
• Anna Maria Hubertina Schrooten (52), Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria Boeckx (63), Geel, België
• Anna Maria Hubertina Schrooten, Kerkrade (L
• Aaltinus Broeksema (0), Emmen
• Anna Maria Dirix (27), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Agatha van der Plas (77), 's Gravenhage
• Andries Visser (0), Emmen
• adriaan ven van de (78), nistelrode
• Adriana Anthonia Maria Susanna VAN BENTHEM VAN DEN BERGH (76), Elden, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1924 » Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and politician, 10th Prime Minister of India († 2018)
• 1924 » Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer, created The Twilight Zone († 1975)
• 1925 » Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author († 1998)
• 1925 » Ned Garver, American baseball player († 2017)
• 1925 » Sam Pollock, Canadian businessman († 2007)
• 1926 » Enrique Jorrín, Cuban violinist and composer († 1987)
• 1927 » Leo Kubiak, American basketball and baseball player
• 1927 » Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach († 1975)
• 1927 » Ram Narayan, Indian sarangi player
• 1928 » Irish McCalla, American actress and model († 2002)

• 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
• 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
• 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
• 1928 » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 1930 » Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
• 1933 » Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1940 » Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)

• 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.
• May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
• June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
• August 5 » Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
• August 6 » In New York City, the Warner Bros.' Vitaphone system premieres with the movie Don Juan starring John Barrymore.
• October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.

The temperature on December 25, 1926 was between -3.5 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.