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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Rafael Lesmes
Spanish footballer (1926-2012).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Ceuta.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 85 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
Oleg Koshevoy
Soviet partisan (1926–1943).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Pryluky.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 16 years old in Rovenky.
George Christopher Williams
American evolutionary biologist (1926–2010).
Born May 12th, 1926 in Charlotte.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Setauket-East Setauket (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Franca Marzi
Italian actress (1926–1989).
Born August 18th, 1926 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1989 at 62 years old in Cinisello Balsamo.
Robert W. Clower
American economist (1926-2011).
Born February 13th, 1926 in Pullman.
Died May 2nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Columbia. [ref]
Walter Ormeño
Peruvian footballer (1926-2020).
Born December 3rd, 1926 in Lima.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Heikki Hasu
Finnish nordic skier.
Born March 21st, 1926 in Sippola.
Died April 5th, 2025 at 99 years old [ref]
Jean-Pierre Kahane
French mathematician (1926-2017).
Born December 11th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Blanca Varela
Peruvian poet (1926–2009).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Lima.
Died March 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Lima. [ref]
Borys Romanchenko
Holocaust survivor who was killed during the 2022 russian invasion of ukraine.
Born January 20th, 1926 in Bondari. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2022 at 96 years old in Kharkiv (conflagration). [ref]
Günter de Bruyn
German writer (1926–2020).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Rita Gorr
Belgian operatic mezzo-soprano singer (1926–2012).
Born February 18th, 1926 in Zelzate.
Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in Benidorm (disease). [ref]
Alfred Pfaff
German footballer (1926-2008).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Rödelheim.
Died December 27th, 2008 at 82 years old in Erlenbach am Main. [ref]
Efraín Sánchez
Colombian footballer (1926-2020).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Barranquilla.
Died January 16th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bogotá (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Meir Pa'il
Israeli politician (1926-2015).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Florestano Vancini
Italian film director (1926–2008).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Ferrara.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hermann Kant
German writer (1926-2016).
Born June 14th, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died August 14th, 2016 at 90 years old in Neustrelitz. [ref]
Akhtar Hussain
Field hockey player (1926–1987).
Born August 23rd, 1926.
Died November 9th, 1987 at 61 years old
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer (1926–2017).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
Noémia de Sousa
Mozambican poet and journalist (1926–2002).
Born September 20th, 1926 in KaTembe.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Cascais.
Krzysztof Skubiszewski
Polish politician (1926–2010).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Poznań.
Died February 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Klaus Schütz
German politician (spd) (1926-2012).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Heidelberg.
Died November 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Alexey Suetin
Chess player (1926–2001).
Born November 16th, 1926 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died September 10th, 2001 at 74 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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