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In the year 1926
1,067 Notable birthdays
Fritz Weaver
American actor (1926-2016).
Born January 19th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Tim LaHaye
Evangelical christian minister and author from the united states.
Born April 27th, 1926 in Detroit.
Died July 25th, 2016 at 90 years old in San Diego (stroke).
Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1926 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2006 at 80 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Fowles
English novelist (1926–2005).
Born March 31st, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea.
Died November 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Lyme Regis (stroke). [ref]
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
Olympic wrestler (1926-1984).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Karad.
Died August 14th, 1984 at 58 years old in Maharashtra (traffic collision).
Kim Jae-gyu
South korean military officer (1926-1980).
Died May 24th, 1980 at 54 years old in Seoul Detention Center (hanging to death).
Frank O'Hara
American poet, art critic and writer (1926-1966).
Born March 27th, 1926 in Baltimore.
Died July 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Mastic Beach (traffic collision).
José Alfredo Jiménez
Mexican singer and songwriter (1926–1973).
Born January 19th, 1926 in Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo Municipality. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 47 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Ray Brown
American jazz musician (1926–2002).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Indianapolis.
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Greene County. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler.
Born June 7th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
George Habash
Founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (1926-2008).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Lod. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2008 at 81 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marion Stein
Austrian-born british concert pianist.
Born October 18th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 6th, 2014 at 87 years old in North Devon.
Bryan Forbes
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Stratford.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 86 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
Jeremy Slate
American actor (1926-2006).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Angus Scrimm
American actor (1926-2016).
Born August 19th, 1926 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 2016 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco (1926–2017).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (bladder cancer). [ref]
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
American film producer (1926-2015).
Born September 7th, 1926 in United States of America.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Nuon Cthea
Cambodian politician and convicted war criminal (1926-2019); pol pot's right hand man.
Born July 7th, 1926 in Voat Kor. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2019 at 93 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Ruth Asawa
Japanese american sculptor (1926–2013).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Norwalk. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2013 at 87 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisian politician tunisian of italian origin.
Born November 29th, 1926 in Sidi Bou Said. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2019 at 92 years old in Military hospital of Tunis (respiratory failure). [ref]
Judith Malina
German-born american theater and film actress, writer and director.
Born June 4th, 1926 in Kiel. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2015 at 88 years old in Englewood (lung disease). [ref]
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist (1926–2015).
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer).
Keith Michell
Austalian actor (1926–2015).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Adelaide. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2015 at 88 years old in Hampstead, Chichester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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