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• John Kelsy Grant, East Ely-Nevada (USA) († 2007)
• Joannes Petrus Gerardus Adrianus MEULENSTEEN, Eindhoven († 1974)
• James Patrick Reagin, Seattle, King, Washington, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
• Jan Braam, Gieten, Nederland († 2011)
• Johannes Hendrikus Woldberg, Zwolle († 1956)
• Hendrik Christoffers († 2021)
• Cornelia Maria Petronella (Corry) van Uffelen, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 2025)
• Hector David Reyes, Mexico († 2003)
• Hendrik Snel, Gramsbergen, Overijssel, Nederland († 2024)
• Bastiaan den Hollander († 2011)

• Catherine Baer (83), Ont
• Anna Margaretha Melser (78), Maastricht, Nederland
• Annie Slot (42), Den Helder
• Catharina Johanna Magdalena Terwogt (74), Utrecht, Nederland
• Aartje Johanna van Doorn (60), Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arendje Veldheer (15), Schiedam
• Abraham de Jonge (54), Heerde (Gelderland)
• Adele Christine Henriëtte EINNATZ (78), Bremen, Duitsland
• Bernardus Johannes Kaart (71), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Waalewijn (61), Arnhem

• 1938 » Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist († 2010)
• 1938 » Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator
• 1939 » Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter
• 1941 » David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
• 1941 » Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
• 1942 » Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory († 2004)
• 1942 » Kent McCord, American actor
• 1943 » Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
• 1943 » Tim Schenken, Australian race car driver

• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
• 1937 » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (b. 1926)
• 1945 » Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)
• 1946 » William Strunk, Jr., American author and educator (b. 1869)
• 1947 » Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (b. 1886)
• 1951 » Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1952 » George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
• 1953 » Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)

• 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.
• April 23 » World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
• May 24 » World War II: In the Battle of the Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks then-pride of the Royal Navy, HMSHood, killing all but three crewmen.
• May 31 » Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
• July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
• November 24 » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.
• November 25 » HMSBarham is sunk by a German torpedo during World War II.

The temperature on September 26, 1941 was between 10.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.