Jakub Mareš

Czech soccer player.

Born January 26th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Teplice.

George Francis Atkinson

American botanist (1854-1918).

Born January 26th, 1854 in Raisinville Township.

Died November 14th, 1918 at 64 years old in Tacoma (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).

Mario Riva

Italian actor and television presenter (1913-1960).

Born January 26th, 1913 in Rome.

Died September 1st, 1960 at 47 years old in Verona (falling from height).

Bengt Berndtsson

Swedish footballer (1933-2015).

Born January 26th, 1933 in Gothenburg.

Died June 4th, 2015 at 82 years old in Älvsborg parish. ^[ref]

Theodore Sherman Palmer

U.s. zoologist (1868–1955).

Born January 26th, 1868 in Oakland.

Died July 24th, 1955 at 87 years old

Victor Mees

Belgian association football player (1927–2012).

Born January 26th, 1927 in Antwerp.

Died November 11th, 2012 at 85 years old in Deurne. ^[ref]

Lin Qingfeng

Chinese weightlifter.

Born January 26th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Xiamen.

Yuriy Kuzubov

Ukrainian chess grandmaster.

Born January 26th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Sychyovka.

Dimitris Chondrokoukis

Greek high jumper.

Born January 26th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Athens.

Mikhail Merkulov

Footballer.

Born January 26th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Kamyshin.

Percy Beard

American track and field athlete, hurdler, track and field coach, olympic silver medalist (1908-1990).

Born January 26th, 1908 in Hardinsburg.

Died March 27th, 1990 at 82 years old in Gainesville.

María Teresa Andruetto

Argentine children's writer.

Born January 26th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Arroyo Cabral.

Juan José Haedo

Argentine road bicycle racer.

Born January 26th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Chascomús.

Ulf Bengtsson

Swedish table tennis player (1960-2019).

Born January 26th, 1960 in Höganäs.

Died March 17th, 2019 at 59 years old in Halmstad. ^[ref]

Kim Bum-soo

South korean singer.

Born January 26th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Busan.

Marisol Romero

Mexican long-distance runner.

Born January 26th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Mexico City.

Peter Čerešňák

Slovak ice hockey player.

Born January 26th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Trenčín. ^[ref]

Gonzague Saint Bris

French journalist and writer (1948-2017).

Born January 26th, 1948 in Loches.

Died August 8th, 2017 at 69 years old in Saint-Hymer (single-vehicle accident). ^[ref]

Bernard Panafieu

Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).

Born January 26th, 1931 in Châtellerault.

Died November 12th, 2017 at 86 years old in Carpentras (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

David Castedo

Spanish footballer.

Born January 26th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Palma.

Izak van der Merwe

South african tennis player.

Born January 26th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Johannesburg.

René Etiemble

French academic (1909–2002).

Born January 26th, 1909 in Mayenne.

Died January 7th, 2002 at 92 years old in Dreux.

Vladimir Pilguy

Ukrainian footballer.

Born January 26th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Dnipro.

Samira Rocha

Brazilian handball player.

Born January 26th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Recife.

Conny Aerts

Belgian astronomer and astrophysicist.

Born January 26th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Brasschaat.