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• Mees Ernst, Terneuzen (NL)
• Sanne Wouke van Beelen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Nina Pasman († 2006)

• Antonia Zijlmans (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Antonius Kamphuis (76), Enschede
• Frederik Druif (83), Oostwoud
• Cornelius Franciscus Stevens (92), Noordoostpolder
• Clementine Isabelle Antoinette Eugenie Maria Ghislaine van Oultremont-Warfusée-Wégimont (93)
• Clémentine comtesse d'Oultremont de Duras (93), en son château d'Oudoumont
• Antonia Zijlmans (77), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Alene Wood McCombs [M]M (85), Jefferson County, Alabama
• Bonifacius A Nijeholt (81)
• Donald E Bergman (75), Monticello, Iowa

• 1986 » Vladislav Gussev, Estonian footballer
• 1987 » Juan Joseph, American football player and coach († 2014)
• 1988 » Danielle Savre, American actress
• 1988 » Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1988 » Evan Ross, American actor
• 1988 » Lars Stindl, German football player
• 1988 » Wayne Simmonds, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 » James Harden, American basketball player
• 1990 » Mateo Musacchio, Argentinian footballer
• 1991 » Jessica Diggins, American cross-country skier

• 2003 » Jim Wacker, American football player and coach (b. 1937)
• 2004 » Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1952)
• 2005 » Denis D'Amour, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1960)
• 2005 » Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (b. 1949)
• 2005 » Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (b. 1926)
• 2006 » Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928)
• 2009 » Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (b. 1925)
• 2010 » Raimon Panikkar, Catalan priest and scholar (b. 1918)

1. Jop
2. Thijs
3. Thomas
4. Lucas
5. Sem
6. Daan
7. Lars
8. Stijn
9. Milan
10. Tim
11. Miquel
12. Gerrit
13. Jan
14. Jesse
15. Sam
16. Ruben

1. Emma
2. Anna
3. Fleur
4. Joanna
5. Sanne
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Arieanna
9. Julia
10. Anouk
11. Maria
12. Leonore
13. Lotte
14. Sabine
15. Aurora
16. Amber

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• March 21 » The social media site Twitter is founded.
• April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
• June 3 » The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
• August 4 » A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
• August 23 » Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
• August 24 » The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.

The temperature on August 26, 2006 was between 9.7 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.