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• Alida Catharina Margaretha Ursum, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Leo Jack Mathijse, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Gezinus Smit († 2010)
• Arlette Maria Delphine Meersschaut, Moortsele († 1959)
• Hank van Dok, Alkmaar († 2019)
• Aaltinus Pieters Odinga, Westerbork, gem. Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Jan Zegers, Maashees, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2007)
• Jakob Lous, Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL († 1944)
• Jacobus Valentgoed, Nieuwer-Amstel,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Larry Robert Maschino, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2000)

• Anna Elisabeth Zemel (47), Zaandam
• Anna Maria Josepha Peters (101), Nieuwenhagen (L
• André Johannes Meijer (75), Amsterdam
• Anna Blonk (51), Utrecht
• Antonie Roijter (23), Duisburg (Duitsland)
• Andrew Middleton Hall (88), Deming, Luna, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
• Aartje Wijnants (52), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje van Loon (74), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Merckens (64), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonetta Maria Schilperoort (82), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1940 » Davey Graham, English guitarist and songwriter († 2008)
• 1940 » Enrico Bombieri, Italian mathematician and academic
• 1941 » Susanne Marsee, American soprano and educator
• 1942 » Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese physician and author († 1970)
• 1942 » Maki Carrousel, Japanese actor
• 1942 » Olivia Cole, American actress († 2018)
• 1943 » Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer († 2002)
• 1943 » Dale Sommers, American radio host († 2012)
• 1943 » Marilynne Robinson, American novelist and essayist
• 1943 » Paul Burnett, English radio host

• 1929 » John Cockburn, Scottish-Australian politician, 18th Premier of South Australia († 1929)
• 1934 » Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ukrainian historian and politician (b. 1866)
• 1936 » Şükrü Naili Gökberk, Turkish general (b. 1876)
• 1938 » Flora Call Disney, American mother of Walt Disney (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
• 1943 » Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
• 1943 » Helen Maud Merrill, American litterateur and poet (b. 1865)
• 1950 » Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German writer (b. 1867)
• 1952 » Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (b. 1865)
• 1954 » Bill Doak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1891)

• 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 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 9.0 million citizens.
• February 19 » World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people.
• June 21 » World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland.
• July 10 » World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
• August 15 » World War II: Operation Pedestal: The oil tanker SSOhio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island's defenses.
• September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.
• November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.

The temperature on November 26, 1942 was between 3.6 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.