Metaksia Simonyan

Soviet actor (1926-1987).

Born February 21st, 1926 in Ashgabat.

Died August 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in Yerevan.

Astrid Ivask

Latvian poet.

Born August 7th, 1926 in Riga. ^[ref]

Died March 24th, 2015 at 88 years old in Riga.

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

Japanese olympic swimmer.

Born June 23rd, 1926 in Takamatsu.

Died August 10th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Loris Campana

Italian racing cyclist.

Born August 3rd, 1926 in Marcaria.

Died September 3rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Mantua. ^[ref]

Dennis Shepherd

Boxer (1926–2006).

Born October 11th, 1926 in Johannesburg.

Died June 13th, 2006 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. ^[ref]

Ninel Krutova

Russian diver who competed at the olympics 1952-1960.

Born January 3rd, 1926 (age 100 years) in Kyiv.

Warren Westlund

American rower (1926-1992).

Born August 20th, 1926 in Olympia.

Died February 13th, 1992 at 65 years old in Seattle.

Stu Griffing

American rower (1926–2021).

Born November 9th, 1926 in New Haven.

Died December 20th, 2021 at 95 years old in Cincinnati. ^[ref]

Ernest Mühlen

Luxembourgian politician (1926-2014).

Born June 8th, 1926 in Ettelbruck.

Died March 19th, 2014 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Greg Gates

American rower.

Born April 28th, 1926 in Montclair.

Died January 9th, 2020 at 93 years old in Fredericksburg. ^[ref]