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In the year 1926

1,157 Notable birthdays

Mogens Glistrup

Danish politician (1926-2008).

Born May 28th, 1926 in Rønne.

Died July 1st, 2008 at 82 years old in Kongens Lyngby, Virum. [ref]

Franco Cerri

Italian musician (1926–2021).

Born January 29th, 1926 in Milan.

Died October 18th, 2021 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]

Gottfried Michael Koenig

German-dutch composer, producer and director (1926-2021).

Born October 5th, 1926 in Magdeburg.

Died December 30th, 2021 at 95 years old in Culemborg. [ref]

Nikos Koundouros

Greek film director (1926–2017).

Born December 15th, 1926 in Agios Nikolaos.

Died February 22nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]

Julio Sosa

Uruguayan musician (1926-1964).

Born February 2nd, 1926 in Canelones Department, Las Piedras.

Died November 26th, 1964 at 38 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).

Lewis Thompson Preston

American banker (1926-1995).

Born August 5th, 1926 in New York City.

Died May 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..

René Depestre

Haitian poet and former communist activist.

Born August 29th, 1926 (age 99 years) in Jacmel.

Jimmy Cleveland

American jazz trombonist (1926-2008).

Born May 3rd, 1926 in Wartrace.

Died August 23rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Lynwood. [ref]

Princess Faika Fuad of Egypt

Egyptian royal (1926–1983).

Born June 7th, 1926 in Ras el-Tin Palace.

Died January 7th, 1983 at 56 years old in Cairo.

Javad Nurbakhsh

Master of nimatullahi sufi order (1926–2008).

Born December 10th, 1926 in Kerman.

Died October 10th, 2008 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Graeme Allwright

French singer-songwriter of new zealand origin.

Born November 7th, 1926 in Lyall Bay.

Died February 16th, 2020 at 93 years old in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames. [ref]

Inna Makarova

Soviet and russian actress (1926–2020).

Born July 28th, 1926 in Tayga.

Died March 25th, 2020 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Kees Rijvers

Dutch footballer and manager (1926-2024).

Born May 27th, 1926 in Breda.

Died March 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in Breda. [ref]

Bryan Johnson

British singer (1926–1995).

Born July 18th, 1926 in London.

Died October 18th, 1995 at 69 years old

Marcello Abbado

Italian composer, conductor and pianist (1926-2020).

Born October 7th, 1926 in Milan.

Died June 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Stresa. [ref]

Donna Hightower

American soul singer (1926-2013).

Born December 28th, 1926 in Caruthersville.

Died August 19th, 2013 at 86 years old in Austin.

Marc Aryan

French / belgian / armenian singer, songwriter, musician, music producer (1926–1985).

Born November 14th, 1926 in Valence.

Died November 30th, 1985 at 59 years old in Ohain.

Pascual Pérez

Boxer (1926-1977).

Born May 4th, 1926 in Rodeo del Medio.

Died January 22nd, 1977 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (liver disease).

André Cassagnes

French inventor (1926-2013).

Born September 23rd, 1926 in Montrouge.

Died January 16th, 2013 at 86 years old in Villejuif. [ref]

Wallace Jones

American basketball player (1926–2014).

Born July 14th, 1926 in Harlan.

Died July 27th, 2014 at 88 years old in Lexington.

Carlos Roberto Reina

President of honduras (1994-1998).

Born March 13th, 1926 in Tegucigalpa.

Died August 19th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tegucigalpa (gunshot wound).

Carl Adam Petri

German mathematician (1926-2010).

Born July 12th, 1926 in Leipzig.

Died July 2nd, 2010 at 83 years old in Siegburg. [ref]

Juan Hohberg

Uruguayan footballer (1926–1996).

Born October 8th, 1926 in Córdoba.

Died April 30th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lima.

George Modelski

Political scientist.

Born January 9th, 1926 in Poznań.

Died February 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Tadeusz Konwicki

Polish writer and film director (1926–2015).

Born June 22nd, 1926 in Naujoji Vilnia.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warsaw.

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