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April 19, 1926Born on Tuesday April 20, 1926
- Cornelia Elisabeth Heemskerk, Leiden († 2002)
- Beverly Phillis Waugh, Ware (Hampshire County) (Massachusetts) († 2019)
- David J BARHAM, Barnet, Hertfordshire († 2000)
- André Mortier, Mol († 2000)
- Christiaan Vermaat, Rotterdam († 1926)
- Cornelis Sjoerds Melcherts, Hemelum, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
- Beeuw Hoitinga, Huizum, Friesland, Netherlands († 1926)
- "René" Charles Marie Henri de Witasse-Thézy, Neuville-Estreboeuf, Somme, France († 2016)
- Albertine Bron, Overdinkel, Overijssel, Nederland († 1928)
- Adriaan Theodorus Groothuizen, Koedijk
Died on Tuesday April 20, 1926
- Alice E Vermillion (62), Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States
- Albertus Haddink (74), Deventer
- Huigens (0), Elst
- Albert Wuite (1906)
- anna elisabeth barthel (75), onstwedde
- Alberdina de Vries (79), Veendam
- Antonie Ruggenberg (62), Leerdam
- Alida Mandersloot (61), Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland
- Fest (0), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Andrew McGill (83)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 20, 1926 at Delpher
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Tilburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
Born on April 20
- 1924 » Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic
- 1924 » Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer
- 1924 » Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress († 2008)
- 1925 » Elena Verdugo, American actress († 2017)
- 1925 » Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach († 2006)
- 1927 » Bud Cullen, Canadian judge and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Employment and Immigration († 2005)
- 1927 » K. Alex Müller, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1927 » Phil Hill, American race car driver († 2008)
- 1928 » Johnny Gavin, Irish international footballer († 2007)
- 1928 » Robert Byrne, American chess player and author († 2013)
Died on April 20
- 1912 » Bram Stoker, Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (b. 1847)
- 1918 » Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
- 1927 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Prince Henry of Prussia (b. 1862)
- 1931 » Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)
- 1932 » Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858)
- 1935 » John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)
- 1935 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
- 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
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 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
- March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
- March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
- June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
- October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
- October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
The weather on Tuesday April 20, 1926
The temperature on April 20, 1926 was between 3.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI