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In the year 1926
1,043 Notable birthdays
Maria Schell
Austrian-swiss actress (1926–2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia).
R. L. Burnside
American singer and guitarist (1926–2005).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Harmontown.
Died September 1st, 2005 at 78 years old in Memphis.
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926–1991).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Hartford.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (AIDS related disease, stomach cancer).
Conrad Hall
American cinematographer (1926-2003).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Papeete.
Died January 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (bladder cancer). [ref]
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologist.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Bremen (brain cancer). [ref]
Don Gordon
American actor (1926–2017).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Crown prince of saudi arabia, second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Riyadh.
Died October 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).
Jan Morris
Welsh historian, author and travel writer (1926–2020).
Born October 2nd, 1926 in Cleveland, Clevedon.
Died November 20th, 2020 at 94 years old in Pwllheli. [ref]
Duke Snider
Major league baseball outfielder (1926-2011).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died February 27th, 2011 at 84 years old in Escondido. [ref]
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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. Cora Harvey Armstrong