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Born on Wednesday February 24, 1926
- Anna Maria Wösten, Munsterscheveld, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)
- Cariie Hannah Bohlen, Brookings, South Dakota († 2007)
- Arnoldus Christiaan VINK, Elst (Overbetuwe) Gelderland, Nederland († 2006)
- Adolfus Josephus Petrus Schobben, Heerlen († 2002)
- Alfred Ernest Blanchard, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
- (Stillborn) BATTJES, Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan U.S.A († 1926)
- Allie Oosting, Odoornerveen Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1997)
- C. (Corrie) Veldhoen, Rotterdam († 2007)
- Annigje Willemijntje Griffioen, Breukelen-Nijenrode, Utrecht, Nederland († 2004)
- Clarence Levi Bosarge, Bayou La Batre, Mobile, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 1994)
Died on Wednesday February 24, 1926
- Anthonie van Veenendaal (0), Amerongen
- Alice Brown (73), Steyning, Brighton, England
- Augusta Frohreich (71), Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
- Aaldert van den Heuvel (55), Venlo
- Akkemina Cingel, van (54), Scheemda
- Barbara Wilhelmina van der Sande (68), Stompwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Groote (85), Emmen
- Aaldert Fidom (1), Kloosterhaar
- Alphonsus Hermans (43)
- Adriaan van Hoof (65), Oost-, West-en Middelbeers, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 24, 1926 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Centrum
Born on February 24
- 1921 » Abe Vigoda, American actor († 2016)
- 1922 » Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic († 2011)
- 1922 » Steven Hill, American actor († 2016)
- 1924 » Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada († 2008)
- 1924 » Hal Herring, American football player and coach († 2014)
- 1925 » Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 2013)
- 1927 » Emmanuelle Riva, French actress († 2017)
- 1929 » Kintaro Ohki, South Korean wrestler († 2006)
- 1930 » Barbara Lawrence, American model and actress († 2013)
- 1931 » Dominic Chianese, American actor and singer
Died on February 24
- 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
- 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
- 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
- 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
- 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
- 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
- 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
- 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
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.
- May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
- May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
- 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.
- July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
- September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
- October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
The weather on Wednesday February 24, 1926
The temperature on February 24, 1926 was between 7.8 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI