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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
Amadeo Carrizo
Argentine footballer (1926-2020).
Born June 12th, 1926 in Rufino.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bob Falkenburg
American tennis player (1926–2022).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 95 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]
Georgi Lozanov
Bulgarian psychologist and educator (1926-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Sofia.
Died May 6th, 2012 at 85 years old in Sliven. [ref]
Moshe Barazani
Member of lehi.
Born June 14th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died April 21st, 1947 at 20 years old in Jerusalem (hand grenade).
Keiko Tsushima
Japanese actress (1926–2012).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Nagasaki.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Sidney Drell
American physicist (1926–2016).
Born September 13th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died December 21st, 2016 at 90 years old in Palo Alto.
Murray Schisgal
American playwright, television writer and screenwriter (1926-2020).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2020 at 93 years old in Port Chester. [ref]
Said Ramadan
Egyptian political activist (1926-1995).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Nile Delta.
Died August 4th, 1995 at 69 years old in Geneva.
William Wakefield Baum
American catholic cardinal (1926–2015).
Born November 21st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez
Uruguayian general, dictator (1926-2016).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Lavalleja Department.
Died December 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist (1926–2018).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Mobile.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 92 years old in Hellertown. [ref]
Frank M. Robinson
American science fiction writer (1926-2014).
Born August 9th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in San Francisco.
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Deerfield.
Rashidi Kawawa
Tanzanian politician (1926–2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Songea.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 83 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Roger Taillibert
French architect (1926–2019).
Born January 21st, 1926 in Châtres-sur-Cher.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 93 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Rossella Falk
Italian actress (1926-2013).
Born November 10th, 1926 in Rome.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Clellon Holmes
American beat generation writer, novelist (1926–1988).
Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Joseph Horovitz
British composer (1926–2022).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Lou Ottens
Dutch engineer and inventor (1926-2021).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Bellingwolde. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2021 at 94 years old in Duizel. [ref]
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Algerian political (1926-2015).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Aït Yahia.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Walter Sedlmayr
German actor (1926–1990).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Munich.
Died July 14th, 1990 at 64 years old in Munich.
Vann Molyvann
Cambodian architect (1926-2017).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Sihanoukville Province. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Siem Reap. [ref]
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