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August 26th
478 Notable birthdays
Wolfgang Krull
German mathematician (1899–1971).
Born August 26th, 1899 in Baden-Baden.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in Bonn.
Carl Boese
German film director (1887–1958).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died July 6th, 1958 at 70 years old in Charlottenburg.
Édouard Joseph Dantan
French painter (1848–1897).
Born August 26th, 1848 in Paris.
Died July 7th, 1897 at 48 years old in Villerville (traffic collision).
Boris Safonov
Soviet aviator (1915–1942).
Born August 26th, 1915.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 26 years old in Barents Sea.
Félix Archimède Pouchet
French scientist (1800-1872).
Born August 26th, 1800 in Rouen.
Died December 6th, 1872 at 72 years old in Rouen.
Ann E. Todd
American actress (1931-2020).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Denver.
Died February 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Berkeley (dementia). [ref]
Léon Frédéric
Belgian artist (1856-1940).
Born August 26th, 1856 in Brussels. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1940 at 83 years old in Schaerbeek, Brussels. [ref]
Karen Ellemann
Danish politician (born 1969).
Born August 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Charlottenlund. [ref]
Valeri Popenchenko
Boxer (1937–1975).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1975 at 37 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Austrian archduchess.
Born August 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Nicaise de Keyser
Belgian painter (1813-1887).
Born August 26th, 1813 in Antwerp.
Died July 16th, 1887 at 73 years old in Antwerp.
Walter Bruno Henning
German linguist (1908 – 1967).
Born August 26th, 1908 in Neman.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 58 years old in Berkeley (pulmonary edema).
Léo Marjane
French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016).
Born August 26th, 1912 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 104 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
Alice Wilson
Canadian geologist and paleontologist (1881-1964).
Born August 26th, 1881 in Cobourg.
Died April 15th, 1964 at 82 years old in Ottawa.
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca
Turkish poet and writer (1914–2008).
Born August 26th, 1914 in Constantinople.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 94 years old in Istanbul (pneumonia). [ref]
Jerzy Kuryłowicz
Polish linguist (1895–1978).
Born August 26th, 1895 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 82 years old in Kraków.
Gerd Bonk
German weightlifter (1951–2014).
Born August 26th, 1951 in Limbach.
Died October 20th, 2014 at 63 years old in Greiz.
Eva Baltasar
Catalan-language writer and poet from spain.
Born August 26th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Barcelona.
Atilio García
Uruguayan football striker.
Born August 26th, 1914 in Junín.
Died December 12th, 1973 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
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