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• Cornelius Johannes Wirken (83), Oosterhout
• Gabriella Maria Lodewijck Hendrickx (83), Mechelen, Antwerpen, België
• Albertje de Lange (80), Enschede
• Anne Mechteld Bosch van Drakestein (27), Amsterdam
• Alfred Nico Pals (46), Soest
• Geert Frankes Atsma (74), Bolsward, Gem. Bolsward, Fryslân, Nederland
• Adrianus M.G. Feskens (65), Vias (F)
• Geertruida Adriana van de Pavoordt (93), Ede
• Catharina J Eeltink (94), Amsterdam
• Geertruida Adriana van de Pavoordt (93), Ede

• 1990 » Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player
• 1991 » Blas Cantó, Spanish singer
• 1991 » Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress
• 1992 » Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player
• 1994 » Allie DeBerry, American model and actress
• 1994 » Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player
• 1995 » Yuta Nakamoto, Japanese singer and menber of South Korean boyband NCT
• 1996 » Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast
• 2002 » Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor
• 2002 » Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer and former member of X1

• 2006 » Tillman Franks, American bassist and songwriter (b. 1920)
• 2007 » Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize (b. 1918)
• 2007 » Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef and television host (b. 1943)
• 2007 » Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1947)
• 2008 » Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (b. 1926)
• 2008 » Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1925)
• 2009 » George Naʻope, American singer and dancer (b. 1928)
• 2009 » Teel Bivins, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1947)
• 2009 » Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (b. 1922)
• 2009 » Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer and art director(b. 1924)

• 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
• March 15 » Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people.
• May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
• August 16 » The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
• September 24 » Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa
• October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
• October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.

The temperature on October 26, 2008 was between 10.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 9.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.