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In the year 1926
1,043 Notable birthdays
Joe Kubert
Polish-born american comic book artist (1926-2012).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Ozeriany.
Died August 12th, 2012 at 85 years old in Morristown (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Kristen Nygaard
Computer scientist, mathematician (1926-2002).
Born August 27th, 1926 in Oslo.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 75 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Sami Michael
Author, novelist, the president of acri – the association for civil rights in israel.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Yehuda Bauer
Israeli historian of the holocaust (1926–2024).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 2024 at 98 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Hanae Mori
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Muikaichi.
Died August 11th, 2022 at 96 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Biff McGuire
American actor (1926-2021).
Born October 25th, 1926 in New Haven.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Greek politician (1926-2016).
Born August 15th, 1926 in Patras.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 90 years old in Henry Dunant Hospital Center (pneumonia). [ref]
John George Kemeny
Jewish-hungarian american mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1926-1992).
Born May 31st, 1926 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Hanover (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Carlisle Floyd
American composer.
Born June 11th, 1926 in Latta.
Died September 30th, 2021 at 95 years old in Tallahassee. [ref]
Karl Gordon Henize
American astronomer (1926-1993).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.
Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, high altitude pulmonary edema).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle