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• Evert Altena, Baarn († 2000)
• Geertje Keijl, Hattem († 2011)
• Tjepke Steensma († 1985)
• Mary Katherine "Kate" Donnelly, Clonavaddy, Galbally, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland († 2016)
• Eric Cardon de Lichtbuer, Hemiksem († 2022)
• David Fredrick Olson, Brookings, Brookings Co., SD († 2008)
• Johanna Katharina Maria Hoesen, Gennep
• Robert Ploeger, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Johanna Gerarda van Lunssen, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland († 1998)
• Donna Mae Janetzke, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2013)

• Adrianus Franciscus van Kuik (64), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christiaan Stelling (79), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Agatha Anna Wittenberg (79), Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Hylsky (2), Lehrte, Duitsland
• Anje Eilderdina MEKEL (31)
• aaffien tebbenhoff (82), groningen
• Albert de Vries (76), Groningen
• Alima N.N., Batavia, Ned. Indië
• Adolphus Remmert (69), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Marinus van Eeden (1), Noordwijk

• 1944 » Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
• 1944 » Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
• 1944 » Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
• 1945 » Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
• 1945 » Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
• 1945 » Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
• 1946 » Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author († 2005)
• 1946 » John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
• 1946 » Louise Simonson, American author
• 1946 » Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician

• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 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)
• 1954 » Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (b. 1868)

• 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.
• March 10 » World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.
• April 11 » World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
• April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
• April 27 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
• May 7 » World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
• October 15 » The former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed for treason.

The temperature on September 26, 1945 was between 5.0 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.