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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Yngve Gamlin
Swedish actor (1926-1995).
Born March 17th, 1926 in Strömsund.
Died February 1st, 1995 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Shigeru Kayano
Ainu politician (1926-2006).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Nibutani. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2006 at 79 years old in Higashi-ku (pneumonia). [ref]
Ernst Larsen
Norwegian steeplechase and long-distance runner (1926-2015).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Ranheim, Trondheim municipality.
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Thiago de Mello
Brazilian author (1926–2022).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Barreirinha.
Died January 14th, 2022 at 95 years old in Manaus. [ref]
Vittorio Miele
Italian painter (1926-1999).
Born November 24th, 1926 in Cassino.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 72 years old in Cassino.
Riccardo Pazzaglia
Italian actor and director (1926–2006).
Born September 12th, 1926 in Naples.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rodolfo Pini
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2000).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died May 31st, 2000 at 73 years old
Paolo Maffei
Italian astrophysicist (1926-2009).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Arezzo. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2009 at 83 years old in Foligno. [ref]
Ladislava Bakanic
American gymnast (1924-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in White Plains. [ref]
Nikolai Tishchenko
Russian footballer (1926-1981).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Salovka.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 54 years old in Lobnya.
Gracia Barrios
Chilean painter (1926-2020).
Born June 27th, 1926 in Santiago. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2020 at 93 years old in Ñuñoa (pneumonia). [ref]
Evgeniy Tashkov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor (1926—2012).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Bykovo, Volgograd Oblast.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Margareta Niculescu
Romanian theatre director and puppeteer (1926–2018).
Born January 4th, 1926 in Iași.
Died August 19th, 2018 at 92 years old in Charleville-Mézières.
Paolo Magnani
Catholic bishop ( 1926-2023).
Born December 31st, 1926 in Pieve Porto Morone. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2023 at 96 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Janine Connes
French astronomer.
Born May 19th, 1926 in Dijon. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2024 at 98 years old in Orsay. [ref]
Marcel Ernzer
Luxembourgian cyclist (1926–2003).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Esch-sur-Alzette.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 77 years old in Luxembourg.
Franca Falcucci
Italian politician and teacher (1926-2014).
Born March 22nd, 1926 in Rome.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 88 years old in Rome.
Piero Operto
Italian association football player (1926-1949).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Turin.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 22 years old in Superga.
Jan Krenz
Polish conductor and composer (1926-2020).
Born July 14th, 1926 in Włocławek.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 94 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
José Manuel Caballero
Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 94 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Muniswamy Rajgopal
Field hockey player (1926-2004).
Born March 24th, 1926.
Died March 3rd, 2004 at 77 years old in Bengaluru.
Metakse
Armenian writer (1926-2014).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Arevshat.
Died August 10th, 2014 at 87 years old in Yerevan.
Noemí Simonetto
Athletics competitor (1926–2011).
Born February 1st, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 20th, 2011 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Kai Larsen
Danish botanist (1926-2012).
Born November 15th, 1926 in Hillerød.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 85 years old in Denmark.
Sung Nak-woon
South korean footballer (1926-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 71 years old in Seoul.
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