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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
T. V. Rajeswar
Indian politician.
Born August 28th, 1926 in Salem.
Died January 14th, 2018 at 91 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Carl Hahn
German businessman (1926–2023).
Born July 1st, 1926 in Chemnitz.
Died January 14th, 2023 at 96 years old in Wolfsburg. [ref]
Rudi Gutendorf
German football manager (1926-2019).
Born August 30th, 1926 in Koblenz.
Died September 13th, 2019 at 93 years old in Neuwied. [ref]
Jimmy Bryan
American racecar driver.
Born January 28th, 1926 in Phoenix.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 34 years old in Pennsylvania.
Marie-Claire Alain
French organist and organ teacher (1926–2013).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died February 26th, 2013 at 86 years old in Le Pecq. [ref]
Georges Lautner
French film director and screenwriter (1926-2013).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Nice. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Muhammadu Maccido
Sultan of sokoto.
Born April 20th, 1926 in Dange Shuni. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 80 years old in Abuja. [ref]
Lee S. Dreyfus
American politician (1926-2008).
Born June 20th, 1926 in Milwaukee.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 81 years old in Waukesha. [ref]
Oswald Mathias Ungers
German architect (1926–2007).
Born July 12th, 1926 in Kaisersesch. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2007 at 81 years old in Cologne (pneumonia). [ref]
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Klaus Tennstedt
German conductor (1926-1998).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Merseburg.
Died January 11th, 1998 at 71 years old in Heikendorf (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Ed Emshwiller
American illustrator and filmmaker.
Born February 16th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died July 27th, 1999 at 73 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Ivo Robić
Croatian pop singer (1923–2000).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Garešnica.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Andrew Laszlo
Hungarian-american cinematographer (1926–2011).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Pápa.
Died October 7th, 2011 at 85 years old in Bozeman. [ref]
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Hans Günter Winkler
German equestrian (1926–2018).
Born July 24th, 1926 in Barmen.
Died July 9th, 2018 at 91 years old in Warendorf (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Évariste Kimba
Congolese politician (1926-1966).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Bukama Territory.
Died June 1st, 1966 at 39 years old in Kinshasa (hanging to death).
Mark Andrews
American politician (1926–2020).
Born May 19th, 1926 in Cass County.
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Fargo. [ref]
Marlow Cook
American politician (1926–2016).
Born July 27th, 1926 in Akron.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 89 years old in Sarasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist (1926–2004).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Billingham.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 78 years old in Wiltshire (cardioplegia). [ref]
Stevo Žigon
Slovene-serbian actor and director (1926–2005).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Ljubljana.
Died December 28th, 2005 at 79 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
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