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In the year 1926
1,156 Notable birthdays
Donald Arthur Glaser
American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013).
Born September 21st, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Héctor Vilches
Uruguayan footballer (1926-1998).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 23rd, 1998 at 72 years old [ref]
Göta Pettersson
Swedish artistic gymnast (1926-1993).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died October 9th, 1993 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Ernest Chapman
Australian rower (1926-2013).
Born April 11th, 1926 in Sydney.
Died March 21st, 2013 at 86 years old
Helene Ahrweiler
Greek/french byzantinist (1926-2026).
Born August 29th, 1926 in Athens.
Died February 16th, 2026 at 99 years old in Athens. [ref]
Klaas Bakker
Dutch football player (1926-2016).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Amstelveen.
Shigeo Sugimoto
Japanese association football player (1926-2002).
Born December 4th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died April 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Park Il-kap
South korean footballer (1926-1987).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died September 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in São Paulo.
Géza Kádas
Hungarian swimmer (1926-1979).
Born August 7th, 1926 in Eger.
Died March 6th, 1979 at 52 years old in Budapest.
János Herskó
Hungarian-born actor and film director (1926-2011).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Anita Välkki
Finnish opera singer and voice teacher (1926-2011).
Born October 25th, 1926 in Sääksmäki.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Gottfried Diener
Bobsledder (1926-2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Zurich.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Engelberg. [ref]
Aage Birch
Danish sailor (1926–2017).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Søllerød.
Died February 13th, 2017 at 90 years old [ref]
Yoshio Okada
Japanese association football player (1926–2002).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Kobe.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
Julio Maceiras
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2011).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 85 years old in Montevideo.
Yaroslav Dashkevych
Ukrainian historian and archaeologist (1926–2010).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Lviv.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 83 years old in Lviv.
Magdalena Mouján
Mathematician and author.
Born March 26th, 1926 in Pehuajó.
Died July 17th, 2005 at 79 years old in Mar del Plata.
Aleksandr Anufriyev
Athletics competitor (1926-1966).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Izhma. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Naryan-Mar (traffic collision).
Rafael Ávalos
Mexican footballer (1926-1993).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Mexico.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 66 years old [ref]
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli
Roman catholic bishop, capuchin friar (1926–2017).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Poppi.
Died July 6th, 2017 at 91 years old in Florence.
Enzo Sacchi
Italian racing cyclist (1926-1988).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Florence.
Died July 12th, 1988 at 62 years old in Florence.
Otto Hemele
Czech footballer (1926-2001).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Prague.
Died June 3rd, 2001 at 75 years old in Prague.
Metaksia Simonyan
Soviet actor (1926-1987).
Born February 21st, 1926 in Ashgabat.
Died August 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in Yerevan.
Astrid Ivask
Latvian poet (1926-2015).
Born August 7th, 1926 in Riga. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2015 at 88 years old in Riga.
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Japanese olympic swimmer (1926–2011).
Born June 23rd, 1926 in Takamatsu.
Died August 10th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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