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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
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.
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 Zagazig.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Cairo (brain tumor).
Francisco Rabal
Spanish actor (1926–2001).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Águilas.
Died August 29th, 2001 at 75 years old in Mérignac (pulmonary emphysema).
Sunita Deshpande
Indian writer (1926-2009).
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Mumbai.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 83 years old in Pune.
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 August 1st, 1926 in Raghurajpur.
Died April 7th, 2004 at 77 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
Betye Saar
African american sculptor (born 1926).
James Samuel Coleman
American sociologist (1926–1995).
Born May 12th, 1926 in Bedford.
Died March 25th, 1995 at 68 years old in Chicago.
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, abortion rights 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]
Shirley Mills
American actress and dancer (1926–2010).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Washington.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Arcadia (pneumonia).
Mal Waldron
American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002).
Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels.
Miroslava Stern
Czechoslovak-mexican actress (c. 1926-1955).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Prague.
Died March 9th, 1955 at 29 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Meredith Belbin
British management consultant.
Born June 4th, 1926 in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2025 at 98 years old [ref]
W. Michael Blumenthal
Former u.s. secretary of the treasury.
Born January 3rd, 1926 (age 100 years) in Oranienburg.
Verner Panton
Danish furniture designer (1926–1998).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Brahesborg.
Died September 5th, 1998 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
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