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In the year 1926
1,068 Notable birthdays
William Klein
American photographer-filmmaker (1926–2022).
Born April 19th, 1926 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2022 at 96 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Las Piedras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas E. Starzl
American physician (1926-2017).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Le Mars.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Evan Hunter
American author and screenwriter (1926-2005).
Born October 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 6th, 2005 at 78 years old in Weston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
James Stirling
English architect (1926–1992).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1992 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1926-1990).
Born June 5th, 1926 in Regensburg.
Died December 14th, 1990 at 64 years old in Großhadern.
Hans Massaquoi
American journalist and author (1926–2013).
Born January 19th, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Flora Carabella
Italian actress (1926–1999).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Rome.
Died April 20th, 1999 at 73 years old in Rome (bone cancer).
Gloria Jean
American actress, singer (1926-2018).
Born April 14th, 1926 in Buffalo.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 92 years old in Mountain View (heart failure).
Hans Werner Henze
German composer (1926 – 2012).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Mullingar (stroke). [ref]
Rushdy Abaza
Egyptian actor (1926-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Al Sharqia Governorate.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Egypt (brain cancer).
Francisco Rabal
Spanish actor (1926–2001).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Águilas.
Died August 29th, 2001 at 75 years old in Mérignac (pulmonary emphysema).
Bucky Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist (1926–2020).
Born January 9th, 1926 in Paterson.
Died April 1st, 2020 at 94 years old in Saddle River (COVID-19). [ref]
Mark Taimanov
Soviet chess player (1926–2016).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Kharkiv.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
George Ariyoshi
Governor of hawaii from 1974 to 1986.
Born March 12th, 1926 in Honolulu. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2026 at 100 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Indian dancer (1926–2004).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Raghurajpur.
Died April 7th, 2004 at 78 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
James Samuel Coleman
American sociologist.
Born May 12th, 1926 in Lawrence County. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1995 at 68 years old in Chicago. [ref]
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist.
Born February 27th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lincoln (kidney failure).
Allan Rich
American actor (1926–2020).
Born February 8th, 1926 in The Bronx.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Englewood (dementia). [ref]
Ken Olsen
American engineer and businessman (1926–2011).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 84 years old in Indianapolis (stroke). [ref]
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Northumberland, Seaton Delaval.
Died August 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Basingstoke (heart failure).
Bernard Nathanson
American physician, pro-choice activist and writer (1926-2011).
Born July 31st, 1926 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Polly Umrigar
Indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born March 28th, 1926 in Solapur.
Died November 7th, 2006 at 80 years old in Mumbai (lymphoma). [ref]
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