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Born on Monday February 8, 1926
- Albert James Hoksbergen, Clay Township, Marion County, Iowa († 1993)
- Antoinette Simoens, Oudenburg, België († 2004)
- Adriana Jacoba van Os, AMSTERDAM, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1946)
- Akke de Vries, Goinga († 2005)
- Heijink, Rotterdam († 1926)
- Charles A.F. Lutz, Delft († 1993)
- Albert Lambertus Voorhorst († 2010)
- Anna Leontina Gerardus DE Neve († 2003)
- Cornelis Henri Theodoor KORTLANG, Harderwijk († 2008)
- Cornelia Maria Veraart, Oud-Vossemeer († 2003)
Died on Monday February 8, 1926
- Aaltje Alberts Schreur (84), Oldeholtwolde, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
- Anna Cornelius (44), Groningen (Grunn), Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Alberts Schreur (84), Oldeholtwolde
- Anton Burkemper (84), Saint Louis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia de Jong (40), Vinkeveen en Waverveen
- Arent Remmelts Santing (77), Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Anthonie Frederik Christoffel Cunes (36), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthony Bartl (53), Rochester, Monroe, New York
- August Cornelis Krajenbrink (31), Bandoeng, Nederlands-Indië
- Janssen (0), Arnhem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1926 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Tilburgsche courant
Born on February 8
- 1921 » Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence († 2011)
- 1921 » Lana Turner, American actress († 1995)
- 1921 » Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician († 2020)
- 1922 » Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker († 1996)
- 1925 » Jack Lemmon, American actor († 2001)
- 1926 » Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress
- 1926 » Neal Cassady, American author and poet († 1968)
- 1930 » Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director († 1987)
- 1931 » James Dean, American actor († 1955)
- 1932 » Cliff Allison, English racing driver and businessman († 2005)
Died on February 8
- 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
- 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
- 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
- 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
- 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
- 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
- 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
- 1932 » Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
- 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
Names that were popular for boys in 1926
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1926
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Grietje
- Trijntje
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 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
- 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.
- September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
- October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
- December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Weather February 8, 1926
The temperature on February 8, 1926 was between 0.6 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.