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• Antonie(Anton) Elferink († 2020)
• Aaltje Jalink, Zwartsluis († 2015)
• Cornelia Koornneef († 2021)
• Tuit, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Bernard LEFEBVRE, Saint-Saire,76270,Seine-Maritime,Normandie,France († 2018)
• Alkina Klaster, Groningen († 1981)
• Adriana Cornelia van Beusekom, Gorinchem († 1950)
• Andreas Antonio Maria Giovanella, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1979)
• agnes Coenegracht († 2010)
• Adrianus Cornelius (Aad) Meeles, Rotterdam († 2014)

• Anna Poulauwna Lamm (92), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alert Albertus Alerts Menkens (51), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Tuit (0), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Areke Kriek (38), Schiedam,Gemeente Schiedam,South Holland,Pays-Bas
• .Félicie VERWEIDER (65)
• Albert de Jonge (47), Odoorn
• Adriana Louisa Joanna Trompen (59), Tilburg Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertus van Kleef (79), Nederbetuwe (Dodewaard)
• Arie Adrianus van der Lubbe (82), Rotterdam
• Albert de Jonge (47), Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1925 » Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France († 1999)
• 1925 » Etelka Keserű, Hungarian economist and politician († 2018)
• 1925 » Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean composer († 2010)
• 1925 » Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic († 2005)
• 1925 » Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer († 2013)
• 1926 » Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator († 1999)
• 1926 » Robert Vickrey, American painter and author († 2011)
• 1928 » Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles († 2015)
• 1929 » Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia († 1996)
• 1930 » Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach

• 1910 » William James, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1842)
• 1921 » Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (b. 1875)
• 1921 » Sándor Wekerle, Hungarian jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1848)
• 1930 » Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Bîmen Şen, Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (b. 1909)
• 1945 » Franz Werfel, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872)

• 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 7.6 million citizens.
• March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
• March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
• June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
• September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
• October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
• November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.

The temperature on August 26, 1928 was between 11.2 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.