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In the year 1926

1,157 Notable birthdays

Sue Casey

American actress (1926-2019).

Born April 8th, 1926 in Los Angeles.

Died February 21st, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Emmanuel Wamala

Ugandan catholic bishop | once archbishop of kampala.

Born December 15th, 1926 (age 99 years) in Masaka District.

Lennox Sebe

Ciskei president (1926-1994).

Born July 26th, 1926 in Qonce.

Died July 23rd, 1994 at 67 years old in South Africa.

Shinichi Hoshi

Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997).

Born September 6th, 1926 in Tokyo City.

Died December 30th, 1997 at 71 years old in Minato.

Dixie Evans

American burlesque dancer (1926-2013).

Born August 28th, 1926 in Long Beach.

Died August 3rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Las Vegas.

W. D. Snodgrass

American poet (1926–2009).

Born January 5th, 1926 in Beaver Falls.

Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Madison County (lung cancer).

Desmond Connell

Catholic cardinal (1926-2017).

Born March 24th, 1926 in Dublin.

Died February 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Donald Broadbent

British psychologist (1926-1993).

Born May 6th, 1926 in Birmingham.

Died April 10th, 1993 at 66 years old in Oxford.

Dahmane El Harrachi

Algerian singer and musician(1926-1980), is one of the most popular & revered singers / composer..

Born July 7th, 1926 in El Biar. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1980 at 54 years old in Aïn Bénian (traffic collision).

Ladislav Adamec

Prime minister of czechoslovakia (1926–2007).

Born September 10th, 1926 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.

Died April 14th, 2007 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]

Alina Szapocznikow

Polish sculptor (1926-1973).

Born May 16th, 1926 in Kalisz.

Died March 2nd, 1973 at 46 years old in Praz-Coutant (breast cancer).

Ralf Wolter

German actor (1926–2022).

Born November 26th, 1926 in Berlin.

Died October 14th, 2022 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]

Charles Denner

French actor (1926-1995).

Born May 29th, 1926 in Tarnów. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1995 at 69 years old in Dreux (cancer). [ref]

Rifat Chadirji

Iraqi architect (1926–2020).

Born December 6th, 1926 in Baghdad.

Died April 10th, 2020 at 93 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]

Desmond Davis

British television director.

Born May 24th, 1926 in London. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 2021 at 95 years old [ref]

Lars Jansson

Author and cartoonist (1926-2000).

Born October 8th, 1926 in Helsinki.

Died July 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Helsinki.

Barry Long

Australian spiritual teacher and writer (1926–2003).

Born August 1st, 1926 in Sydney.

Died December 6th, 2003 at 77 years old

Derek Bickerton

British american linguist (1926–2018).

Born March 6th, 1926 in Cheshire.

Died March 5th, 2018 at 91 years old

Milton Santos

Brazilian geographer (1926-2001).

Born May 3rd, 1926 in Brotas de Macaúbas.

Died June 24th, 2001 at 75 years old in São Paulo (prostate cancer).

Allan Stanley

Canadian ice hockey player (1926-2013).

Born March 1st, 1926 in Timmins.

Died October 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Bobcaygeon. [ref]

Nini Rosso

Italian recording artist, trumpet player, singer, songwriter (1926–1994).

Born September 19th, 1926 in Turin.

Died October 5th, 1994 at 68 years old in Rome (lung cancer).

Stan Tracey

British pianist (1926-2013).

Born December 30th, 1926 in Denmark Hill.

Died December 6th, 2013 at 86 years old in Tupelo (prostate cancer). [ref]

Friedrich Cerha

Austrian composer and conductor (1925–2023).

Born February 17th, 1926 in Austria, Vienna.

Died February 14th, 2023 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Hugh Leonard

Irish writer (1926–2009).

Born November 9th, 1926 in Dublin.

Died February 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Dalkey. [ref]

Vicente Aranda

Spanish film director (1926–2015).

Born November 9th, 1926 in Barcelona.

Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Madrid.

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