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• Adrianus Johannes van Leeuwen, Zoeterwoude († 1981)
• Augustinus van den Heuvel, Baarle-Nassau († 1993)
• Bruce Franciscus Rappa, Weltevreden, West-Java († 2015)
• Aloysio Falcäao de Paula Lopes, Recife Pernambuco Republiek van Brazilië († 1998)
• Bernardus Akkerman, Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Abraham Hardenbol, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1933)
• Antonia Wilhelmina van Hulst, Beuningen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2002)
• Baukje Bekkema, Bergum, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Anna Maria Muris, Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1982)
• Berend Schreurs, Doornspijk, Nederland († 2009)

• Arie Toet (87), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Elizen (65), Arnhem (GL)
• Catharina Johanna Dames (88), Dokkum
• Anthon Adrianus Beenhakker (0), Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Elizen (65), Arnhem, Nederland
• Alida Leuven (61), Heemstede
• Catharina Johanna Joanna Dames (88), Dokkum, Fr, Nederland
• Anna Oepkes van der Schoot (26), Fochtelo, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• Bartje Hoefsloot (73), Breukelen-Nijenrode
• Ariën Brak (90), 't Rijpje (Sint Maarten)

• 1922 » Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author († 2010)
• 1924 » Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist
• 1924 » Wilfred Josephs, English composer († 1997)
• 1927 » Alex Katz, American painter and sculptor
• 1927 » Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian philologist and academic († 1990)
• 1930 » Alfred Balk, American journalist and author († 2010)
• 1930 » Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, 10th Chief Minister of Gujarat
• 1931 » Éric Tabarly, French commander († 1998)
• 1931 » Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer († 2018)
• 1932 » Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic († 2019)

• 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
• 1910 » Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (b. 1841)
• 1927 » Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Helena
14. Aaltje
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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 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 7.5 million citizens.
• January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
• May 5 » To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is first published.
• May 26 » The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
• July 23 » The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
• July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
• December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

The temperature on July 24, 1927 was between 14.1 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.