Jacob Jensen

Danish industrial designer (1926-2015).

Born April 29th, 1926 in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Died May 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virksund. ^[ref]

Teddy Scholten

Dutch singer.

Born May 11th, 1926 in Rijswijk.

Died April 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rijswijk.

Christopher G. Weeramantry

Sri lankan judge (1926-2017).

Born November 17th, 1926 in Colombo.

Died January 5th, 2017 at 90 years old

Uriel Weinreich

American linguist.

Born May 23rd, 1926 in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Died March 30th, 1967 at 40 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Marian Turski

Polish historian.

Born June 26th, 1926 in Druskininkai. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 2025 at 98 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Johnny Coles

American trumpeter.

Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. ^[ref]

Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). ^[ref]

Shigeru Kayano

Ainu politician (1926-2006).

Born June 15th, 1926 in Nibutani. ^[ref]

Died May 6th, 2006 at 79 years old in Higashi-ku (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Lawrence Alloway

Art critic and curator (1926–1990).

Born September 17th, 1926 in London.

Died January 2nd, 1990 at 63 years old in New York City.

Aleksandr Zatsepin

Soviet and russian composer.

Born March 10th, 1926 (age 100 years) in Novosibirsk.

Ivica Horvat

Croatian footballer (1926-2012).

Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.

Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.