About the day » Wednesday August 26, 1931Calender converter

• Crelis “van de Knoest” Tol, Volendam († 2020)
• Andre Groenendal, Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Eva Simons Bremer, Amsterdam († 2015)
• Andreas Cornelis Josephus Groenendaal, Dongen († 2005)
• Aartje van Essen, Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Adrianus Jacobus Backx, Ginneken en Bavel († 1980)
• Antoinette Eijbelsheim, Rotterdam
• Dirk Roelof Bennen, Krommenie († 2014)
• Cornelis Jan Smit, Alkmaar († 2014)
• Elisabeth Theresia Kortink, Lonneker († 1994)

• Cornelia Braun (73), Breda
• Birchie Montgomery (64)
• Anna Margaretha Haex (42.1.4) (80), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Baukje Sybesdr Travaillé (69), Tzummarum,, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonia Wilhelmina Rommen (17), Venray
• Albertus Veenbergen (56), Olst
• Cornelia Hoogendoorn (36), (UT) Utrecht
• Anna Margaretha Haex (80), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Cornelis van den Bout (75), Zonnemaire
• Agatha Christina Rust (70), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1926 » Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator († 1999)
• 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
• 1931 » Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player († 2009)
• 1932 » Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player († 2014)
• 1934 » Kevin Ryan, Australian rugby player, coach, lawyer and politician
• 1934 » Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1935 » Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician († 2011)
• 1935 » Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic († 2007)

• 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)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
• January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
• March 11 » Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
• March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
• May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
• July 16 » Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
• September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

The temperature on August 26, 1931 was between 8.6 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.