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Died on Wednesday August 18, 1926
- Apolonia van Trappen (1), Amsterdam
- Allen B Brewington (70), Honeycutt, Sampson, North Carolina
- Antonius Hendrikus Schoonderwoerd (12), Gouda
- Aaltje Eits Veenstra (77), Emmen
- Bernardus Hendrikus Möhlmann (4), Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Anna van Doorn (0), Wijchen,Wijchen,Gelderland,Nederland
- Arij Post (89), Delft
- Antje Kool (75), Wieringen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Zwik (0), Midwolda
- Albertina Klasina WANTINK (58), Berea Nurs. Home, Durban, Natal
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 18, 1926 at Delpher
- Tilburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Centrum
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
Born on August 18
- 1922 » Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist († 2008)
- 1923 » Katherine Victor, American actress († 2004)
- 1925 » Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author († 2011)
- 1925 » Brian Aldiss, English author and critic († 2017)
- 1925 » Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon and academic († 2006)
- 1927 » Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981
- 1928 » Marge Schott, American businesswoman († 2004)
- 1928 » Sonny Til, American R&B singer († 1981)
- 1929 » Hugues Aufray, French singer-songwriter
- 1930 » Liviu Librescu, Romanian-American engineer and academic († 2007)
Died on August 18
- 1886 » Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
- 1919 » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
- 1940 » Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
- 1943 » Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
- 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
- 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
- 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
- 1950 » Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
- 1952 » Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
- 1964 » Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
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
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
- Helena
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 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
- 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.
- June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
The weather on Wednesday August 18, 1926
The temperature on August 18, 1926 was between 14.2 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI