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In the year 1926
1,043 Notable birthdays
Sergio Franchi
Italian-american tenor and actor (1926-1990).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Codogno. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1990 at 64 years old in Stonington (brain cancer, cancer).
Seiichi Miyake
Japanese inventor.
Born February 5th, 1926 in Kurashiki.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 56 years old in Okayama University Hospital.
Angus Maddison
British economist (1926–2010).
Born December 6th, 1926 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Italian racing driver (1926–2016).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Marigliano. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2016 at 89 years old in Scanzorosciate. [ref]
Dharamvir Bharati
Writer, novelist (1926–1997).
Born December 25th, 1926 in Prayagraj.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader (1926–2020).
Born October 25th, 1926 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 19th, 2020 at 93 years old in Loganville. [ref]
Carleton Carpenter
Actor, magician, dancer, writer.
Born July 10th, 1926 in Bennington.
Died January 31st, 2022 at 95 years old in Warwick. [ref]
William Klein
American-french photographer-filmmaker.
Born April 19th, 1926 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2022 at 96 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Las Piedras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas E. Starzl
American physician (1926-2017).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Le Mars.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
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