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In the year 1926
999 Notable birthdays
Dario Fo
Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Sangiano.
Died October 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Luigi Sacco Hospital (respiratory disease). [ref]
Sydney Chaplin
American film and theater actor (1926-2009).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2009 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Frank O'Hara
American poet, art critic and writer.
Born March 27th, 1926 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Mastic Beach (traffic collision). [ref]
Bill Sharman
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 25th, 1926 in Abilene. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2013 at 87 years old in Redondo Beach (stroke). [ref]
José Alfredo Jiménez
Mexican singer and songwriter.
Born January 9th, 1926 in Dolores Hidalgo Municipality. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1973 at 47 years old in Mexico City (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress.
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ray Brown
American jazz musician (1926–2002).
Born October 13th, 1926 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Indianapolis.
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Greene County. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Nuon Cthea
Cambodian politician and convicted war criminal (1926-2019); pol pot's right hand man.
Born July 7th, 1926 in Voat Kor. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2019 at 93 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Kim Jae-gyu
South korean military officer (1926-1980).
Died May 24th, 1980 at 54 years old in Seoul Detention Center (hanging).
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