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• K van TIL († 2006)
• NN Rondhuis, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1955)
• Hans-Hermann Suelmann (O) Rütenbrock († 2018)
• Lena Reheul, Roeselare († 2001)
• Marilyn Malcolm, Ontario, Canada († 2005)
• Rita Schellingen, Hasselt, België († 2003)
• Gertrude (Truus) Remigia Gerarda Maria Bouwels, Heerlen, Gemeente Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• Henk Hakkers († 2022)
• levenloos Rondhuis, Breda, Nederland
• Paul de Keijzer, 's-Hertogenbosch († 2022)

• Elisabeth Isabella de Clerq (62), Merksem (B)
• Alberdina Lamberdina Bouwmeester (74), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ethel May Woods (72), aged 72 years, Richmond, NSW, AU
• Elisabeth Isabella de Clerq (62), Merksem,België
• Anne Ynzeszn. de Jong (75), Overschie
• Boukina Trijntje Star (19), Oostwold, Hoge en Lagemeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Bragdon George Barlow (25)
• Andries van Duijvenbode (73), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Fortuin (77)
• Berendina Landweer (80), Ermelo,Gelderland,Niederlande

• 1953 » David Hurley, Australian general and politician, 27th Governor General of Australia
• 1953 » Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer
• 1954 » Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster
• 1954 » Hugh Pelham, British academic and educator
• 1954 » Tracy Krohn, American race car driver and businessman
• 1955 » Giuseppe Resnati, Italian chemist and educator
• 1955 » Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator
• 1956 » Brett Cullen, American actor
• 1956 » Mark Mangino, American football player and coach
• 1956 » Sally Beamish, English viola player and composer

• 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)
• 1968 » Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1972 » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Peter
7. Robert
8. Pieter
9. John
10. Petrus
11. Gerrit
12. Dirk
13. David
14. Adrianus
15. Johan
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Elisabeth
5. Cornelia
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Yvonne
11. Petronella
12. Margaretha
13. Marianne
14. Gerda
15. Marie
16. Helena

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
• March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
• April 3 » The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
• April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
• April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
• September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
• September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.

The temperature on August 26, 1955 was between 14.0 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.