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In the year 1926
1,043 Notable birthdays
Yash Pal
Indian physicist (1926–2017).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Noida (lung cancer). [ref]
Dolores Moran
American actress (1926-1982).
Born January 27th, 1926 in Stockton.
Died February 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Johanna Quandt
German businesswoman (1926-2015).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Berlin.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Dilhan Eryurt
Turkish astrophysicist (1926–2012).
Born November 29th, 1926 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
American businessman (1926–2012).
Born February 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 2012 at 86 years old in Southampton.
Paul Berg
American biochemist, professor emeritus at stanford university & nobel laureate in chemistry (1926–2023).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2023 at 96 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Lou Donaldson
American saxophonist (1926–2024).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Badin.
Died November 9th, 2024 at 98 years old in Daytona Beach. [ref]
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
Politician, former president of afghanistan (1992).
Born April 21st, 1926 in Kabul.
Died February 11th, 2019 at 92 years old in Kabul.
J. B. Jeyaretnam
Singaporean politician (1926–2008).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Jaffna.
Died September 30th, 2008 at 82 years old in Singapore.
James Merrill
American poet (1926–1995).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Tucson (death from AIDS-related complications).
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