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• Nicolaas Kalshoven, Zuilen († 1941)
• Gerard Pieter Lanting, Nieuwlande, Drenthe, Nederland († 2022)
• Herbert Donald Rijkschroeff, Jakarta, Indonesië († 1997)
• Clemie Daems, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Lambertus (Bertus) Zwiers, Nieuwlande, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1987)
• Gerrit Waaijerink († 1995)
• Laina Orvokki Rissanen († 2010)
• Ineke Staudt, Hengelo († 1992)
• jacobus johannes (jac) beurskens, helden
• Bauke Sijtze Houkema, Opeinde († 2007)

• Carel Zevenboom (44), Hilversum
• Aart de Knegt (38), Ierse Zee (Engeland)
• Alberdina Hellegers (0), Nijmegen
• Audrey Elaine Hulst (0), Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Cornelis Meurs (78), Noord Scharwoude
• Daniël Johannes Houthuijs (76)
• Berendina Enklaar (81), Arnhem
• Anton Leonardus Boshuis (52), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Jan Wagenvoort (72), Gemeente Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arend Jan Wagenvoort (72), Heerde

• 1939 » Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer
• 1939 » John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1939 » Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet († 2011)
• 1939 » Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor († 2013)
• 1940 » Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1940 » Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1940 » Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2011)
• 1941 » Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1941 » Darlene Love, American singer and actress
• 1941 » Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist

• 1925 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)
• 1926 » Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1843)
• 1930 » Pavlos Karolidis, Greek historian and academic (b. 1849)
• 1932 » Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Company (b. 1876)
• 1934 » Winsor McCay, American cartoonist, animator, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian author and playwright (b. 1900)
• 1951 » James Mitchell, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
• 1952 » Eva Perón, Argentinian politician, 25th First Lady of Argentina (b. 1919)
• 1953 » Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician, 135th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1883)

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

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

• 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
• March 5 » Six high-ranking members of Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre.
• April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
• June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
• June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
• October 14 » World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
• November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

The temperature on July 26, 1940 was between 8.9 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.