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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Hans-Jochen Vogel
German politician (1926-2020).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Göttingen.
Died July 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
George Low
American nasa administrator and president of rensselaer polytechnic institute (1926-1984).
Born June 10th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died July 17th, 1984 at 58 years old (cancer).
Enrico Maria Salerno
Italian actor (1926–1994).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Milan.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 67 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Margaret Sheridan
American actress (1926–1982).
Born October 29th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 55 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
Sergio Pininfarina
Italian automobile designer and senator for life (1926-2012).
Born September 8th, 1926 in Turin.
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Turin. [ref]
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer (1926–1999).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Kansas City.
Died April 23rd, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Nancy Spero
American artist (1926-2009).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Earle Brown
American composer (1926–2002).
Born December 26th, 1926 in Lunenburg.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Rye (cancer).
Claude R. Kirk
36th governor of florida (1926–2011).
Born January 7th, 1926 in San Bernardino.
Died September 28th, 2011 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
Ray Solomonoff
American artificial intelligence researcher (1926-2009).
Born July 25th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 7th, 2009 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Albert Frère
Belgian businessman (1926–2018).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Fontaine-l'Évêque.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 92 years old in Gerpinnes. [ref]
John Finnegan
American actor (1926-2012).
Born August 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 85 years old in Palm Desert (pneumonia). [ref]
Jaba Ioseliani
Georgian politician (1926-2003).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Khashuri.
Died March 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Schally
Polish-american endocrinologist (1926–2024).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Miami Beach. [ref]
Joshua Fishman
American linguist (1926–2015).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died March 1st, 2015 at 88 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Juan José Linz
Spanish sociologist and political scientist (1926–2013).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. [ref]
George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008).
Born August 27th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Padua (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor (1925–2016).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jean Poiret
French actor, director, and screenwriter (1926–1992).
Born August 17th, 1926 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 14th, 1992 at 65 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction).
Teddy Reno
Italian recording artist; singer, record producer, actor.
Armando Silvestre
American actor (1926–2024).
Born January 28th, 1926 in San Diego.
Died June 2nd, 2024 at 98 years old in Coronado. [ref]
Miguel León Portilla
Mexican academic (1926–2019).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Mexico City.
Died October 1st, 2019 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jamiluddin Aali
Writer, scholar, urdu poet from pakistan (1926-2015).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Delhi.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Karachi.
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