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• Johannes Antoinius Willemsen, Hoorn
• Anna Maria Stolk, Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• Jaapje Meijvogel, Katwijk († 2012)
• Anny van de Pol, Oisterwijk,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1946)
• Catharina Adriana Bosstad, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• David E. Reiswig, Beaver, Beaver County, Oklahoma († 2002)
• Josephus Theodorus Maria de Brabander, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Appelhof, Zevenhuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
• Clarence H. DOORNBOS, Manhattan Gallatin County Montana U.S.A († 1970)
• Kind Henstra, Zuilen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1945)

• Albert Frederick Faulkner (71)
• Adrianus Franciscus Raaijmakers (82), Gilze en Rijen
• Aleida Elisabeth Pos (82), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alida Martha Elstgeest (69), Leiden, zkh
• Adrianus Steenwinkel (26), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Hamstra (0), Harderwijk
• Adrianus de GEUS (75), Dordrecht
• Aaltje Arends (79), Emmen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Arends (79), Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adam Lugten (71), Rotterdam

• 1943 » Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician
• 1944 » Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player († 2013)
• 1944 » Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician
• 1944 » Sam Posey, American race car driver and journalist
• 1945 » Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge
• 1945 » Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer
• 1945 » Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra († 2012)
• 1946 » Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1993)
• 1946 » Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach
• 1947 » Carol O'Connell, American author and painter

• 1933 » Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (b. 1860)
• 1939 » Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
• 1943 » Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864)
• 1943 » Edsel Ford, American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1944 » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
• 1954 » Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (b. 1900)
• 1955 » Alberto Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1956 » Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (b. 1902)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• January 9 » World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
• February 23 » World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."
• April 13 » World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.
• April 28 » Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement.
• May 23 » World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.
• September 11 » World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.

The temperature on May 26, 1945 was between 9.5 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 12.0 mm of rain during 6.6 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.