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In the year 1926
1,156 Notable birthdays
Dennis Eagan
Field hockey player (1926-2012).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Quetta.
Died July 1st, 2012 at 85 years old [ref]
Julio Pérez
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2002).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died September 22nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Květa Eretová
Czech chess player (1926-2021).
Born October 21st, 1926 in Prague.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 94 years old in Prague. [ref]
Slava Amiragov
Soviet rower (1926–1990).
Born March 23rd, 1926 in Minsk.
Died September 3rd, 1990 at 64 years old
Li Ki-joo
South korean footballer (1926-1996).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 70 years old
Bruno Trentin
Italian politician (1926-2007).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Pavie.
Died August 23rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Maurice Blomme
Belgian road bicycle racer (1926–1980).
Born October 29th, 1926 in Oostnieuwkerke. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1980 at 53 years old in Roeselare.
Enzo Polito
Italian water polo player.
Born October 29th, 1926 in Naples.
Died February 27th, 2004 at 77 years old [ref]
Francesco Faggi
Italian rower (1926–2016).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Perledo.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 90 years old in Mandello del Lario.
Daniel Dagallier
French fencer.
Born June 11th, 1926 in Trévoux.
Died December 2nd, 2025 at 99 years old in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Oles Berdnyk
Ukrainian & soviet science fiction writer, essayist, founding member of the ukrainian helsinki group, dissident and actor (1926-2003).
Born November 27th, 1926 in Vavylove.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Grebeni. [ref]
Jiří Trnka
Czech footballer (1926-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1926 in Czechoslovakia.
Died March 1st, 2005 at 78 years old
József Kovács
Athletics competitor (1926–1987).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Nyíregyháza.
Died March 29th, 1987 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Hans Öberg
Swedish ice hockey player (1926-2009).
Born November 21st, 1926 in Gävle. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Leo Sotorník
Olympic gymnast (1926-1998).
Born April 11th, 1926 in Vítkovice. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1998 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Giovanni Invernizzi
Italian rower (1926–1986).
Born June 17th, 1926 in Mandello del Lario.
Died October 16th, 1986 at 60 years old in Abbadia Lariana.
Hakon Barfod
Norwegian sailor (1926–2013).
Born August 17th, 1926 in Oslo.
Died November 4th, 2013 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Marcel Renaud
French canoe racer (1926–2016).
Born May 27th, 1926 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 90 years old in Bourges. [ref]
Oldřich Zábrodský
Czech ice hockey player (1926-2015).
Born February 28th, 1926 in Prague.
Died September 22nd, 2015 at 89 years old [ref]
Torfi Bryngeirsson
Olympic athlete (1926–1995).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Iceland.
Died July 16th, 1995 at 68 years old in Reykjavík.
Walter Bucher
Swiss cyclist.
Born June 8th, 1926 in Zurich.
Died March 6th, 2025 at 98 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Fernand Guillou
French basketball player (1926–2009).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Montoire-sur-le-Loir. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2009 at 83 years old in Antony. [ref]
Valentin Kuzin
Soviet ice hockey player (1926–1994).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Novosibirsk.
Died August 13th, 1994 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Samsonov
Soviet rower and rowing coach.
Born September 15th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 88 years old in Moscow.
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