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• Bartholomeus Gerardus Nous, Ginneken en Bavel († 1976)
• Antonetta Goverdina Pijpers, Ginneken en Bavel († 2000)
• Antonius Cornelia van Amelsvoord, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Beverly Margaret WISE, Longford, Tasmania, Australia († 2007)
• Cilia Clara Jacobs, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• (l.l.) Steenvoort, Vaassen († 1926)
• Apollonia (Plony) van Eijkeren, ,, 's-Heerenhoek, Nederland († 2010)
• Aaltje Woertink († 1990)
• Christien Christina Hubertha Schriks, Beek en Donk, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas († 1975)
• Clara Brilleman, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1943)

• Antonius Lodewijk Van Hoven (0), Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Antje Jans Lageveen (22), Aengwirden
• Bastiaan Tims (28), Rotterdam
• Carolus VAN TENDELOO (72), Nijlen, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Antje Majoor- (82), Emmen, Nederland
• Ate Sjoerd Pals (2), Ossenzijl
• (l.l.) Steenvoort (0), Vaassen
• Barbera Margaretha Barendina Glinderman (77), Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aleida Johanna Groot Zevert (20), Zutphen
• Antje Leijenaar (75), Rheden

• 1923 » Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director († 2012)
• 1923 » Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia († 2017)
• 1924 » Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel († 2005)
• 1924 » Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist
• 1925 » Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and critic († 2005)
• 1925 » Richard Baker, English journalist and author († 2018)
• 1926 » Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician († 1975)
• 1927 » Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator († 1995)
• 1927 » Ibn-e-Insha, Indian-Pakistani poet and author († 1978)
• 1927 » Ross Andru, American illustrator († 1993)

• 1890 » Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (b. 1822)
• 1917 » Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1934 » Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
• 1938 » Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (b. 1875)
• 1941 » Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Austrian diplomat
• 1961 » Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
• 1961 » Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)

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.
• March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
• May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
• 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.
• June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
• July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.

The temperature on June 15, 1926 was between 5.8 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.