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In the year 1926
1,067 Notable birthdays
Charlotte Rae
American actress (1926–2018).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Milwaukee.
Died August 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lenny Montana
American professional wrestler and actor (1926–1992).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 1992 at 66 years old in Lindenhurst (myocardial infarction).
Ingvar Kamprad
Swedish business magnate (1926-2018).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Pjätteryd.
Died January 27th, 2018 at 91 years old in Liatorp. [ref]
Claude Akins
American actor (1926-1994).
Born May 25th, 1926 in Nelson.
Died January 27th, 1994 at 67 years old in Altadena (cancer).
Julie Adams
American actress (1926–2019).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Waterloo.
Died February 3rd, 2019 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Robert Clary
French actor (1926–2022).
Born March 1st, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2022 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bhupen Hazarika
Indian singer, poet, director and composer (1926-2011).
Born September 8th, 1926 in Assam.
Died November 5th, 2011 at 85 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
John Dingell, Jr.
American politician (1926-2019).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Colorado Springs.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 92 years old in Dearborn (prostate cancer). [ref]
Arun Kumar Chatterjee
Indian actor, director and producer.
Born September 3rd, 1926 in Kolkata.
Died July 24th, 1980 at 53 years old in Tollygunge (myocardial infarction).
Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 4th, 1968 at 41 years old in San Miguel de Allende (kidney failure, hypothermia).
Margot Frank
Older sister of anne frank (1926–1945).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 19 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus).
Abdus Salam
Theoretical physicist, and nobel prize in physics recipient.
Born January 29th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died November 21st, 1996 at 70 years old in Oxford (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Soupy Sales
American comedian, actor and radio/television personality (1926-2009).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Franklinton.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old in The Bronx (cancer). [ref]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
French official and politician (1926–2020).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Koblenz.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Authon (COVID-19). [ref]
Ian Paisley
Politician and former church minister (1926-2014).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Armagh.
Died September 12th, 2014 at 88 years old in Belfast (cardiomyopathy).
Steve Reeves
American bodybuilder and actor (1926–2000).
Born January 21st, 1926 in Glasgow.
Died May 1st, 2000 at 74 years old in Escondido (lymphoma).
James Lipton
Poet, talk show host, writer, teacher (1926-2020).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Detroit. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 93 years old in Manhattan (bladder cancer). [ref]
Prem Nazir
Indian actor (1929–1989).
Born December 26th, 1926 in Chirayinkizhu Block Panchayat.
Died January 16th, 1989 at 62 years old in Chennai.
Claus von Bülow
British socialite.
Born August 11th, 1926 in Copenhagen.
Died May 25th, 2019 at 92 years old in London.
Murray Rothbard
American economist (1926–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1926 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Beverly Garland
American actress (1926–2008).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Santa Cruz.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [ref]
Richard Anderson
American actor (1926-2017).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Long Branch.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Betty Lynn
American actress.
Born August 29th, 1926 in Kansas City.
Died October 16th, 2021 at 95 years old in Mount Airy. [ref]
Johnny Walker
Indian actor (1926–2003).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Indore.
Died July 29th, 2003 at 76 years old in Mumbai.
Zig Ziglar
American motivational speaker (1926-2012).
Born November 6th, 1926 in Coffee County.
Died November 28th, 2012 at 86 years old in Plano (pneumonia).
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