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In the year 1926
942 Notable birthdays
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer). [ref]
Bryan Forbes
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Stratford.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 86 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
Patrick Wymark
English, stage, film, and television actor.
Born July 11th, 1926 in Cleethorpes. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1970 at 44 years old in Melbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Rafi Eitan
Israeli politician (1926-2019).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Ein Harod. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2019 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Don Newcombe
Major league baseball pitcher.
Born June 14th, 1926 in Madison. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2019 at 92 years old [ref]
Joe Slovo
South african politician (1926-1995).
Born May 23rd, 1926 in Obeliai.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist.
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco.
Born September 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (cancer). [ref]
Peter Shaffer
English playwright and screenwriter (1926-2016).
Born May 15th, 1926 in Liverpool.
Died June 6th, 2016 at 90 years old in County Cork.
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