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In the year 1926
1,045 Notable birthdays
Timo Sarpaneva
Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion (1926–2009).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Leonie Rysanek
Austrian soprano (1926-1998).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
María de la Purísima de la Cruz
Spanish religious (1926-1998).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Madrid.
Died October 31st, 1998 at 72 years old in Seville.
Walter Lassally
British filmmaker (1926-2017).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Crete (surgical complications). [ref]
Elihu Katz
American and israeli sociologist.
Born May 21st, 1926 in New York City.
Died December 31st, 2021 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Elizabeth Jennings
English poet (1926-2001).
Born July 2nd, 1926 in Skirbeck.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bampton.
Fereydoon Moshiri
Iranian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1926 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Duccio Tessari
Italian filmmaker (1926-1994).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Genoa.
Died September 6th, 1994 at 67 years old in Rome (cancer).
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]
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