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In the year 1926
1,067 Notable birthdays
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Murdered catholic cardinal (1926–1993).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Guanajuato.
Died May 24th, 1993 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
Zinaida Portnova
Soviet partisan (1926–1944).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 15th, 1944 at 17 years old in Polatsk.
Anatoliy Golitsyn
Kgb officer.
Born August 25th, 1926 in Pyriatyn.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 82 years old
Hugo Banzer
Bolivian president (1926-2002).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Concepción, Santa Cruz. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 75 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (lung cancer). [ref]
Frederick Buechner
American christian writer.
Born July 11th, 1926 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 2022 at 96 years old in Rupert. [ref]
Gillian Lynne
British ballet dancer, actress, choreographer and director (1926-2018).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bromley.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia).
Arthur Jones
American inventor.
Born August 22nd, 1926 in Morrilton.
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Ocala.
Prince Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
Prince and landgrave of hesse.
Born August 6th, 1926 in Castle of Racconigi.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Harry Fowler
English actor (1926–2012).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Lambeth.
Died January 4th, 2012 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Ray McAnally
Irish actor (1926-1989).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Buncrana.
Died June 15th, 1989 at 63 years old in County Wicklow (myocardial infarction).
Kerwin Mathews
American actor (1926–2007).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Seattle.
Died July 5th, 2007 at 81 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Shawlee
American actress (1926-1987).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Forest Hills.
Died March 22nd, 1987 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Ingeborg Bachmann
Austrian poet and author (1926-1973).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Klagenfurt. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1973 at 47 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jürgen Moltmann
German reformed theologian (1926–2024).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2024 at 98 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Bud Yorkin
American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Washington.
Died August 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in Bel Air.
Frank Aletter
American actor (1926-2009).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). [ref]
Margaret Laurence
Canadian novelist and short story writer (1926-1987).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Neepawa. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1987 at 60 years old in Selwyn (intoxication). [ref]
Karel Reisz
Czech-born british director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Ostrava. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Camden Town. [ref]
James Hillman
American psychologist (1926–2011).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died October 27th, 2011 at 85 years old in Thompson. [ref]
Gil Kane
American comic book artist (1926–2000).
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Aventura (lymphoma). [ref]
Raul Hilberg
Austrian-born american political scientist and historian (1926-2007).
Born June 2nd, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2007 at 81 years old in Williston (lung cancer). [ref]
Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev
Soviet submarine commander (1926-1998).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 28th, 1998 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
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