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• Gerritje Beekman, Diepenveen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1936)
• Carolyn Hegard, Winona, Minnesota († 2019)
• Francisca Johanna van Weert, Vlijmen († 2012)
• Geessien (Gees) Busscher, Emmer-Erfscheidenveen, Emmen († 2018)
• Alida Maria Splint († 1935)
• Elisabeth (Bep) Vlijm, Nunspeet (Ermelo) († 2014)
• Doodgeboren kind Vrijvogel, Vught († 1935)
• Wijnands, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antti Kullervo Allén († 1989)
• Gijsbert Herman Beekenkamp, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)

• Anna Maria Houben (71), Amsterdam
• Antje Jakobs Nauta (71), Oostermeer
• Antje Nauta (71), Oostermeer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Agnes Margaretha Kuijt (85), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Antje van Tongeren (81), Utrecht (stad), Utrecht, Nederland
• Albertus Dirk Stuivenberg (83), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Nieboer (55), Groningen
• Alice Wilson (78), Manchester, Lancashire, England
• Ari Visser (81), Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bartha van Triest (70), Amersfoort

• 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)
• 1936 » Benedict Anderson, American political scientist and academic († 2015)
• 1937 » Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter († 2013)
• 1938 » Jet Black, English drummer
• 1939 » Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician († 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. Pieter
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Wilhelmus
12. Jacob
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

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

• 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
• July 1 » Regina, Saskatchewan police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ambush strikers participating in the On-to-Ottawa Trek.
• July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
• September 3 » Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300mph.
• September 8 » US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
• September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
• October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.

The temperature on August 26, 1935 was between 12.3 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.