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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Keiji Sada
Japanese actor（1926 - 1964）.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Shimogyō-ku.
Died August 17th, 1964 at 37 years old in Nirasaki (traffic collision).
Ernest McCulloch
Canadian cellular biologist (1926-2011).
Born April 27th, 1926 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 2011 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Ann Curtis
American swimmer.
Born March 6th, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died June 26th, 2012 at 86 years old in San Rafael. [ref]
Elwood Hillis
American politician (1926–2023).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Kokomo.
Died January 4th, 2023 at 96 years old in Windsor. [ref]
Sim
French comic actor (1926–2009).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Cauterets.
Died September 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Fréjus (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ernst Ocwirk
Austrian footballer (1926-1980).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 53 years old in Klein-Pöchlarn (multiple sclerosis).
Egisto Pandolfini
Italian footballer (1926-2019).
Born February 19th, 1926 in Lastra a Signa.
Died January 29th, 2019 at 92 years old in Lastra a Signa. [ref]
Liri Belishova
Albanian politician (1923-2018).
Born October 14th, 1926 in Belishovë. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 91 years old in Tirana.
Vahakn Dadrian
American academic (1926–2019).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Istanbul.
Died August 2nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Geneseo.
Dhiruben Patel
Indian writer (1926–2023).
Born May 25th, 1926 in Vadodara.
Died March 10th, 2023 at 96 years old
Jacques Rozier
French film director (1926–2023).
Born November 10th, 1926 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 2023 at 96 years old in Théoule-sur-Mer. [ref]
Beatriz Segall
Brazilian actress (1926–2018).
Born July 25th, 1926 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in São Paulo (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Egyptian prime minister (1926-1984).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Cairo, Kafr el-Sheikh.
Died June 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Octavian Paler
Romanian writer and journalist (1926–2007).
Died May 7th, 2007 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jorge Medina Estévez
Catholic cardinal (1926–2021).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Santiago.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Witold Pyrkosz
Polish actor (1926-2017).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Krasnystaw.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Warsaw (pneumonia). [ref]
Lars Ekborg
Swedish actor (1926-1969).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Uppsala.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 43 years old in Ängelholm (liver cancer).
Riccardo Garrone
Italian actor (1926-2016).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Milan (heart failure). [ref]
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
Argentine catholic cardinal and archbishop (1926–2025).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Oliva.
Died August 8th, 2025 at 99 years old in Paraná. [ref]
Ludvík Vaculík
Czech publicist, politic writer and bookwriter (1926-2015).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Brumov. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Dobřichovice. [ref]
Coen Dillen
Dutch footballer (1926-1990).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Eindhoven.
Died July 24th, 1990 at 63 years old in Goes.
Heriberto Herrera
Paraguayan-spanish footballer (1926-1996).
Born April 24th, 1926 in Guarambaré.
Died July 26th, 1996 at 70 years old in Asunción.
Marian Jaworski
Polish catholic cardinal (1926–2020).
Born August 21st, 1926 in Lviv.
Died September 5th, 2020 at 94 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Pat Flaherty
Racecar driver (1926-2002).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Glendale.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Oxnard (disease).
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