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• John Arlan Kooima, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa († 2010)
• Maria Frederika Antonia van Kortenhof, Winssen († 1947)
• Alida Hendrieka Ritzer († 2002)
• Cornelia van der Plas, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Anthonius Hendrikus Kersbergen, Amsterdam († 2011)
• Aukjen Cnossen, De Hommerts († 2014)
• Marius Jacobus Mourik († 2012)
• Aukje Geerts Cnossen, Hommerts, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Alfred de Brave, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Mary Ann († 1984)

• Anna van Westen (72), Hoogwoud
• Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Wensch (25), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Aleida Margaretha ten Berge (5), Druten
• Alberta Christina Deelman (65)
• Adriana van Iwaarden (79), Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Josepha Willy Werner Meerten (0)
• Aaltje van der Weerd (32), Kampen, Ov, The Netherlands
• Albertus Klumper (68), Raalte
• Albertus Klumper (68), Raalte
• Aaffien Nieuwenhuis (69), Scheemda (gem. Oldambt)

• 1938 » Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1938 » Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator
• 1940 » James Caan, American actor and singer
• 1940 » Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• 1941 » Lella Lombardi, Italian racing driver († 1992)
• 1941 » Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic
• 1942 » Erica Jong, American novelist and poet
• 1943 » Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
• 1943 » Mustafa Kalemli, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of the Interior
• 1944 » Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

• 1926 » Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852)
• 1932 » Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843)
• 1934 » John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (b. 1877)
• 1940 » Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (b. 1873)
• 1940 » Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (b. 1880)
• 1942 » Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
• 1945 » David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863)
• 1951 » James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864)
• 1954 » Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875)

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• March 1 » World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
• March 28 » World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
• September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
• September 27 » The SSPatrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
• December 5 » World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.
• December 12 » World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.

The temperature on March 26, 1941 was between 0.8 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 19.0 mm of rain during 11.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.