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In the year 1926

939 Notable birthdays

Allen Ginsberg

American poet and writer (1926–1997).

Born June 3rd, 1926 in Newark. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1997 at 70 years old in East Village (liver cancer). [ref]

Gus Grissom

American astronaut.

Born April 3rd, 1926 in Lawrence County.

Died January 27th, 1967 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (smoke inhalation injury).

Fred Gwynne

American actor and writer (1926-1993).

Born July 10th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1993 at 66 years old in Taneytown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010).

Born January 20th, 1926 in Packard. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Edgartown (lung cancer). [ref]

Joe Paterno

American college football coach (1926-2012).

Born December 21st, 1926 in Brooklyn.

Died January 22nd, 2012 at 85 years old in State College (lung cancer).

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982).

Born June 13th, 1926 in Mount Vernon.

Died January 10th, 1982 at 55 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Alan Greenspan

13th chairman of the federal reserve in the united states.

Born March 6th, 1926 (age 98 years) in New York City.

Svetlana Alliluyeva

Joseph stalin's daughter (1926–2011).

Born February 28th, 1926 in Moscow. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in Richland Center (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Mickey Hargitay

Hungarian-american actor and bodybuilder.

Born January 6th, 1926 in Budapest.

Died September 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).

George Martin

English record producer (1926–2016).

Born January 3rd, 1926 in Highbury.

Died March 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Coleshill. [ref]

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