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Born on Thursday August 26, 1943
- Hendrik Arie van der LEEDEN, Leerdam († 2020)
- Jan Christiaan Heusdens, Spaarndam († 1946)
- Betty Lou HERMENS, Hillsboro, Washington Co, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 2000)
- Harmke (Minderts) Wilstra, Lemmer, Lemsterland,, Friesland, Nederland († 2012)
- Henny Christina Lut, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
- Ferdinand de Ballestrem, Wroclaw (Breslau),, Pologne († 2006)
- Hendrikus Gerardus Schoots, Tiel († 2013)
- Irmgard Maria Luise Von Hoff, Glasau (Segeberg) († 2008)
- Annie Godelieve Pinket, Passendale († 2018)
- Jan Christiaan Hendrik Wilhelmus Heusdens, Spaarndam († 1946)
Died on Thursday August 26, 1943
- Antonia Petronella Anna Maria van den Avoort (57), Breda
- Anna Maria Bosch (59), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Madouse **** (67), Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Rozenboom (67)
- Berendina van Zomeren (91), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aafje Hansen (82), Venhuizen
- Anna Adelheid Rocks (60), Harderwijk
- Adriana Lodders (77), Rotterdam
- Albertus Johannes van Vorsselen (0), Bemmel
- Abraham Blitz (53), 's Gravenhage
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 26, 1943 at Delpher
Born on August 26
- 1941 » Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer
- 1941 » Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer († 2005)
- 1941 » Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1942 » Chow Kwai Lam, Malaysian football coach and player († 2018)
- 1942 » Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician († 2014)
- 1943 » Dori Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1944 » Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter
- 1944 » Judith Rees, English geographer and academic
- 1944 » Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1945 » Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security
Died on August 26
- 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)
- 1966 » W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (b. 1894)
Names that were popular for boys in 1943
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1943
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1943
- 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 9.1 million citizens.
- January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
- March 2 » World War II: Allied aircraft defeat a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea.
- March 21 » Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
- June 20 » World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria.
- July 22 » World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
- December 4 » World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
Weather August 26, 1943
The temperature on August 26, 1943 was between 9.0 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.