Magdalena Kožená

Czech mezzo-soprano.

Born May 26th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Brno. ^[ref]

Orlando Sá

Portuguese footballer.

Born May 26th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Barcelos.

Abdulla Shahid

Maldivian politician.

Born May 26th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Malé.

Charles Winninger

Actor (1884-1969).

Born May 26th, 1884 in Athens.

Died January 27th, 1969 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (sepsis).

Rubén González

Cuban pianist (1919-2003).

Born May 26th, 1919 in Santa Clara.

Died December 8th, 2003 at 84 years old in Havana.

Endel Tulving

Estonian-canadian psychologist and neuroscientist (1927-2023).

Born May 26th, 1927 in Pechory.

Died September 11th, 2023 at 96 years old in Mississauga. ^[ref]

Mike Bongiorno

American-born italian television host (1924-2009).

Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.

Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ah Young

South korean actress and singer (born 1991).

Born May 26th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Seoul.

Vladimir Zhoga

Ukrainian separatist military officer.

Born May 26th, 1993 in Donetsk. ^[ref]

Died March 5th, 2022 at 28 years old in Volnovakha. ^[ref]

Peggy Hopkins Joyce

American actress, model and dancer (1893–1957).

Born May 26th, 1893 in Berkley.

Died June 12th, 1957 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer).

Stan Mortensen

English footballer and manager (1921-1991).

Born May 26th, 1921 in South Shields.

Died May 22nd, 1991 at 69 years old in South Shields.

William Bolcom

American composer (born 1938).

Born May 26th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Seattle.

Sanal Edamaruku

Indian rationalist.

Born May 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Thodupuzha.

Sam Edwards

1915-2004 american actor.

Born May 26th, 1915 in Macon.

Died July 28th, 2004 at 89 years old in Durango (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Paul Stoddart

Australian airline magnate and former formula one team owner.

Born May 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Melbourne.

Hiroki Tōchi

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born May 26th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Lindsey Heaps

American soccer player.

Born May 26th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Lakewood.

Halil İnalcık

Turkish historian (1916–2016).

Born May 26th, 1916 in Istanbul.

Died July 25th, 2016 at 100 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Oliver Hermanus

South african director and writer.

Born May 26th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Cape Town.

Walter Laqueur

American historian and political commentator (1921-2018).

Born May 26th, 1921 in Wrocław.

Died September 30th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C..

Yuri Lodygin

Russian-greek association football player.

Born May 26th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Vladimir.

Chris Mavinga

Congolese-french footballer (born 1991).

Born May 26th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Meaux.

Ricky Sbragia

Scottish football manager (born 1956).

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Lennoxtown.

Geoffrey Unsworth

British cinematographer (1914-1978).

Born May 26th, 1914 in Atherton.

Died October 28th, 1978 at 64 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

Eduardo De Filippo

Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984).

Born May 26th, 1900 in Naples.

Died October 31st, 1984 at 84 years old in Rome.