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• Albertus Hendrikus ROEST, 's-Gravenhage (Z-H) († 2001)
• Alice Schuurman, Doorn († 2015)
• Aart de Lint, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1989)
• Bintje Mosselman, Burum († 2003)
• Co Veldhuisen († 2014)
• Cornelia Maria Guillemine Vreuls, Herkenrade, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• Berend Hubert, Haarlem († 1995)
• Adriana Brinkman, 's-Gravenzande († 2014)
• Adriana Johanna Maria (Jane) Huiberts, Anna Paulowna, Nederland († 2016)
• Berend Hubert, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1995)

• Albertus Koster (33), Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• (2) Jacob Burger (69), Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Antje van Kampen (36), Sauwerd, gem. Adorp, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Dallinga (63), Scheemda, Groningen, Netherlands
• Amalia Maria Kooter (19), Wognum, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna van Exel (0), Lithoijen
• Ariën Pietersz Bakker (73)
• Aaltjen Nijrees (65)
• Antje van Kampen (36), Sauwerd, Adorp
• Adriaan Does (49), Goes

• 1924 » Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter († 2014)
• 1925 » Malcolm X, American minister and activist († 1965)
• 1925 » Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia († 1998)
• 1926 » Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic († 2019)
• 1926 » Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter († 2009)
• 1927 » Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic († 2005)
• 1928 » Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars († 1982)
• 1928 » Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach († 2015)
• 1928 » Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach († 2010)
• 1928 » Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal († 2013)

• 1906 » Gabriel Dumont, Canadian Métis leader (b. 1837)
• 1907 » Benjamin Baker, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (b. 1840)
• 1912 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)
• 1915 » John Simpson Kirkpatrick, English-Australian soldier (b. 1892)
• 1918 » Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
• 1935 » T. E. Lawrence, British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)
• 1936 » Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
• 1939 » Ahmet Ağaoğlu, Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Kristjan Raud, Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
• 1945 » Philipp Bouhler, German soldier and politician (b. 1889)

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.
• April 24 » The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
• 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.
• May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
• August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
• October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.

The temperature on May 19, 1926 was between 0.4 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.