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In the year 1926
1,156 Notable birthdays
Henk Bouwman
Field hockey player (1926-1995).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Amsterdam.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 69 years old in Baarn.
Paul Massey
British rower (1926–2009).
Born March 12th, 1926 in Brighton.
Died October 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Jehudit Hendel
Israeli writer (1921-2014).
Born October 25th, 1926 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Luis Alberto Costales
Ecuadorian politician and poet (1926-2006).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Riobamba.
Died February 1st, 2006 at 79 years old in Riobamba.
Bubusara Beyshenalieva
Kyrgyzstani ballet dancer (1926-1973).
Born May 17th, 1926 in Tash-Dobo.
Died May 10th, 1973 at 46 years old in Bishkek.
Georgi Mosolov
Russian aviator and test pilot.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gabino Díaz Merchán
Spanish archbishop and priest (1926–2022).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Mora. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2022 at 96 years old in Oviedo. [ref]
Miloslav Pokorný
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1926–1948).
Born October 5th, 1926 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 22 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Yevgeni Andreyev
Colonel soviet air force (1926-2000).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Novosibirsk.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 73 years old in Schelkovo-3.
Sigurd Andersson
Cross-country skier (1926-2009).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Kalix. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Kalix. [ref]
Egon Drews
Canoe racer (1926-2011).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died January 13th, 2011 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Leonard Wery
Field hockey player (1926–2019).
Born March 27th, 1926 in The Hague.
Died August 29th, 2019 at 93 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Teresa Gisbert Carbonell
Bolivian architect, researcher, historian and restorer.
Born November 30th, 1926 in La Paz.
Died February 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in La Paz.
Elemér Szathmáry
Swimmer (1926–1971).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died December 17th, 1971 at 45 years old in Sydney. [ref]
José Naranjo
Mexican footballer (1926-2012).
Born March 19th, 1926 in La Experiencia.
Died December 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Henri Van Kerckhove
Belgian road bicycle racer (1926–1999).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Brussels.
Died November 4th, 1999 at 73 years old in Leuven.
Harald Kråkenes
Norwegian rower (1926–2004).
Died November 14th, 2004 at 78 years old in Voss Municipality.
Georges Gandil
Canoe racer.
Born May 18th, 1926 in Bruniquel.
Died October 24th, 1999 at 73 years old in Bruniquel.
Claude Bénard
French athletics competitor.
Born October 6th, 1926 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 98 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Väinö Korhonen
Finnish swimmer (1926-2018).
Born December 21st, 1926 in Lesogorsky.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Lohja.
Alda da Graça
Poet and politician from sao tome and principe (1926-2010).
Born April 30th, 1926 in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Died March 9th, 2010 at 83 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Francisco Flores
Mexican footballer (1926-1986).
Born February 12th, 1926 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1986 at 60 years old in Guadalajara.
Viktoriya Baginskaya
Soviet and russian writer, teacher and folklorist of crimean culture.
Born June 30th, 1926 in Krasnodar.
Died January 7th, 2012 at 85 years old in Krasnodar.
Remziye Tarsinova
Ukrainian dancer, ballet master and choreographer.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Simferopol.
Died April 7th, 2021 at 94 years old in Crimea. [ref]
Jesús Fernández Santos
Spanish writer (1926–1988).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 61 years old in Madrid. [ref]
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