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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Abdul Rahim Hatif
Politician, former president of afghanistan (1992).
Born May 20th, 1926 in Kandahar.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Christian Norberg-Schulz
Norwegian architect (1926–2000).
Died March 28th, 2000 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician, former military officer, governor of jakarta (1966-1977).
Born July 7th, 1926 in Sumedang.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Henry N. Cobb
American architect (1926–2020).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Boston.
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Christopher Logue
Poet, screenwriter, actor (1926-2011).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Portsmouth.
Died December 2nd, 2012 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Mel Mermelstein
Czechoslovak-born american holocaust survivor and autobiographer.
Born September 25th, 1926 in Mukachevo.
Died January 28th, 2022 at 95 years old in Long Beach.
Danièle Delorme
French actress and producer (1926–2015).
Born October 9th, 1926 in Levallois-Perret.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mordechai Chod
Israeli military officer.
Born September 28th, 1926 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died June 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Israel.
Salvador Jorge Blanco
President of the dominican republic (1926-2010).
Born July 5th, 1926 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Darleane C. Hoffman
American nuclear chemist.
Born November 8th, 1926 in Terril.
Died September 4th, 2025 at 98 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Theo Adam
German bass-baritone opera singer.
Born August 1st, 1926 in Dresden.
Died January 10th, 2019 at 92 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Ramona Fradon
American comic book and comic strip artist (1926–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1926 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in Ulster County. [ref]
Sonja Ziemann
German actress (1926–2020).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Eichwalde.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Meyendorff
Russian orthodox priest and theologian (1926-1992).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 66 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
Dirch Passer
Danish actor (1926–1980).
Born May 18th, 1926 in Østerbro.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 54 years old in Copenhagen Municipal Hospital.
Per Wahlöö
Swedish writer (1926-1975).
Born August 5th, 1926 in Gothenburg.
Died June 22nd, 1975 at 48 years old in Malmö (cancer).
Nikita Simonyan
Soviet and russian footballer and coach.
Born October 12th, 1926 in Armavir.
Died November 23rd, 2025 at 99 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yitzhak Arad
Israeli historian, retired idf brigadier general and a former soviet partisan who has served as director of yad vashem from 1972 to 1993.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Švenčionys.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]
Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho, Queen Mother of Tonga
Queen consort of tonga (1926–2017).
Died February 19th, 2017 at 90 years old in Auckland.
Nan Leslie
American actress (1926-2000).
Born June 4th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2000 at 74 years old in San Juan Capistrano (pneumonia).
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Vitaly Vorotnikov
Russian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Herbert Freudenberger
Psychologist (1926-1999).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 73 years old in New York City.
Antonio Molino Rojo
Spanish actor (1926–2011).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Venta de Baños.
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Chae Myung-shin
South korean military oficer (1926–2013).
Born November 27th, 1926 in Koksan County.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 86 years old in Seoul.
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