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In the year 1926
1,047 Notable birthdays
John Meyendorff
Russian orthodox priest and theologian (1926-1992).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 66 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
Per Wahlöö
Swedish writer (1926-1975).
Born August 5th, 1926 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1975 at 48 years old in Malmö (cancer). [ref]
Nikita Simonyan
Soviet and russian footballer and coach.
Born October 12th, 1926 in Armavir.
Died November 23rd, 2025 at 99 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yitzhak Arad
Israeli historian, retired idf brigadier general and a former soviet partisan who has served as director of yad vashem from 1972 to 1993.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Švenčionys.
Died May 6th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Vitaly Vorotnikov
Russian politician (1926-2012).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Herbert Freudenberger
Psychologist (1926-1999).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Frankfurt.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 73 years old in New York City.
Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
Iraqi poet (1926-1964).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Basra.
Died December 24th, 1964 at 38 years old in Syria.
Amadeo Carrizo
Argentine footballer (1926-2020).
Born June 12th, 1926 in Rufino.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
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