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In the year 1926
1,067 Notable birthdays
Stanley Baxter
British actor (1926–2025).
Born May 24th, 1926 in Kelvinside.
Died December 11th, 2025 at 99 years old in London. [ref]
Charles Dolan
American billionaire businessman (1926–2024).
Born October 16th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 2024 at 98 years old [ref]
Earle Hyman
American actor (1926-2017).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Rocky Mount. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2017 at 91 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (stomach cancer). [ref]
Pete Rozelle
American football executive, nfl commissioner (1926-1996).
Born March 1st, 1926 in South Gate.
Died December 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (brain cancer).
Jane Withers
American actress (1926-2021).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Atlanta.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 95 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Maria Schell
Austrian-swiss actress (1926–2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia).
R. L. Burnside
American singer and guitarist (1926–2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Harmontown.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis.
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926–1991).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Hartford.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (AIDS related disease, stomach cancer).
Conrad Hall
American cinematographer (1926-2003).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Papeete.
Died January 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologist.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Bremen (brain cancer). [ref]
Don Gordon
American actor (1926–2017).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Crown prince of saudi arabia, second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Riyadh.
Died October 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).
Jan Morris
Welsh historian, author and travel writer (1926–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1926 in Cleveland, Clevedon.
Died November 20th, 2020 at 94 years old in Pwllheli. [ref]
Duke Snider
Major league baseball outfielder (1926-2011).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Escondido. [ref]
Andrzej Wajda
Polish film director (1926–2016).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Suwałki.
Died October 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in Warsaw (respiratory failure). [ref]
Narinder Singh Kapany
Indian physicist (1926-2020).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Moga. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 94 years old in Redwood City. [ref]
René Goscinny
French comic book artist and author.
Born August 14th, 1926 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1977 at 51 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne McCaffrey
American-irish novelist (1926–2011).
Born April 1st, 1926 in Cambridge.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 85 years old in Newcastle (stroke). [ref]
Bill Sharman
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 25th, 1926 in Abilene. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2013 at 87 years old in Redondo Beach (stroke). [ref]
Stan Freberg
American actor.
Born August 7th, 1926 in Pasadena.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Allyn Ann McLerie
American actress, singer and dancer (1926–2018).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Grand-Mère.
Died May 21st, 2018 at 91 years old in North Bend (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Patrice Wymore
American actress and singer (1926-2014).
Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.
Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).
Joan Sutherland
Australian soprano (1926-2010).
Born November 7th, 1926 in Point Piper.
Died October 10th, 2010 at 83 years old in Geneva, Montreux (heart failure).
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress (1926–2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline.
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford.
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