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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Leo Kirch
German media entrepreneur (1926-2011).
Born October 21st, 1926 in Würzburg.
Died July 14th, 2011 at 84 years old in Munich (diabetes). [ref]
Moshe Marzouk
Egyptian spy (1926–1955).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Cairo.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 28 years old in Cairo (hanging to death).
George Rhoden
Jamaican athletics competitor (1926–2024).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Kingston.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 97 years old in United States. [ref]
Claude Berge
French mathematician (1926-2002).
Born June 5th, 1926 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 2002 at 76 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Enrique Jorrín
Cuban musician.
Born December 25th, 1926 in Candelaria.
Died December 12th, 1987 at 60 years old in Havana.
Agostino Cacciavillan
Italian cardinal (1926–2022).
Born August 14th, 1926 in Valdagno.
Died March 5th, 2022 at 95 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Gurgen Dalibaltayan
Armenian general (1926–2015).
Died September 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
Evelyn Lear
American operatic soprano (1926-2012).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Montgomery County (disease). [ref]
Jeanne Martin-Cissé
Politician from guinea (1926-2017).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Kankan.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Elena Varzi
Italian actress.
Born December 21st, 1926 in Rome.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 87 years old in Sperlonga (heart failure).
Fred Ramdat Misier
President of suriname (1926–2004).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Paramaribo.
Died June 25th, 2004 at 77 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
Iraqi poet (1926–1999).
Born December 19th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died August 3rd, 1999 at 72 years old in Damascus.
Ángel Rama
Uruguayan writer (1926-1983).
Born May 2nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 57 years old in Mejorada del Campo (aviation accident).
Spartak Mishulin
Soviet and russian actor (1926—2005).
Born October 22nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 78 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Park Kyung-ni
South korean writer (1926-2008).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Tongyeong.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 81 years old in Wonju (lung cancer). [ref]
Helmut Rix
German linguist (1926–2004).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Adriano Directo Emperado
American martial artist (1926–2009).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Honolulu.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Martin Benrath
German actor (1926–2000).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee (cancer).
Ivy Bottini
American women's and lgbt rights activist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in New York.
Died February 25th, 2021 at 94 years old in Florida. [ref]
Pierre Fabre
French businessman, pharmacist and pharmaceutical cosmetics executive (1926-2013).
Born April 16th, 1926 in Castres.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Lavaur.
Li Han-hsiang
Chinese film director (1926–1996).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Lianshan District.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Alfredo Poveda
President of the supreme council of government of ecuador (1976 - 1979).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Píllaro.
Died June 7th, 1990 at 64 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Estanislau Basora
Spanish footballer (1926–2012).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died March 16th, 2012 at 85 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Jan Křesadlo
Czech poet, composer, painter, mathematician, translator, bookwriter and writer (1926-1995).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Prague, Praha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1995 at 68 years old in Prague, Colchester. [ref]
Lorenzo Wright
American sprinter (1926-1972).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died March 27th, 1972 at 45 years old in Detroit.
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