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• Anganita Jacoba Arends, Groningen († 1999)
• Adrianus Jan de Vries, Rockanje, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Adriana Maria (jeanne) Tournier, Rotterdam († 2016)
• Claire Ann Laughlin, Bronx, Bronx, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
• Catharina Paulina Maria Teuben, 's-Gravenhage († 2003)
• Bert Kruijning († 2003)
• Albertje Koops, Borger,Drenthe,Niederlande († 2014)
• Cornelis Marinus van STRaaten, Rotterdam-IJsselmonde († 1986)
• Kruijer, Heerhugowaard
• Anna den Hartigh, Broek op Langedijk († 2023)

• Alphaeus Burry (70)
• Andries van Loo (89), Oude Pekela (Groningen)
• Anne Doek (61), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Antoon van Doorn (2)
• Wren (63), Lincoln,Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• "Alfred" Maria Johannes Augustinus Alexander Lampertus Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (71), Uniegoszcz / Bertelsdorf, Pologne
• Albertien Tip (55), Wolfheeze Renkum, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annie Koppen (31), Zwaag (gem. Hoorn, NH)
• Arend Westhuis (67), Nunspeet
• Anna BRUINS (84), Giessen

• 1921 » Cleto Bellucci, Italian archbishop († 2013)
• 1921 » Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States († 2012)
• 1923 » Avram Davidson, American soldier and author († 1993)
• 1923 » Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas († 2010)
• 1924 » Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader († 2007)
• 1924 » Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout († 2019)
• 1926 » J.P. Donleavy, American-Irish novelist and playwright († 2017)
• 1926 » Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician († 1990)
• 1928 » Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat († 2014)
• 1929 » George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic († 2020)

• 1889 » Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author and critic (b. 1808)
• 1895 » Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (b. 1815)
• 1905 » Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (b. 1823)
• 1907 » Alferd Packer, American prospector (b. 1842)
• 1915 » Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)
• 1936 » Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author (b. 1889)
• 1951 » Charles G. Dawes, American banker and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1951 » Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
• 1965 » George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)

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 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
• March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
• May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
• May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
• May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
• November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

The temperature on April 23, 1926 was between 0.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.