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In the year 1926
962 Notable birthdays
Mark Taimanov
Soviet chess player.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Kharkiv.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Dharamvir Bharati
Writer, novelist.
Born December 25th, 1926 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Robert Jay Lifton
American psychiatrist and author (1926-2025).
Born May 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died September 4th, 2025 at 99 years old in Truro. [ref]
Anthony Stafford Beer
British theorist, consultant, and professor (1926-2002).
Born September 25th, 1926 in London.
Died August 23rd, 2002 at 75 years old in Toronto.
Hans Massaquoi
American journalist and author.
Born January 19th, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Mullingar (stroke). [ref]
Ed Farhat
American professional wrestler.
Born June 7th, 1926 in Lansing.
Died January 18th, 2003 at 76 years old in Williamston (myocardial infarction).
Peter Lax
American mathematician of hungarian origin.
Born May 1st, 1926 in Budapest.
Died May 16th, 2025 at 99 years old in Manhattan (cardiac amyloidosis). [ref]
John Morris
American film score composer (1928-2018).
Born October 18th, 1926 in Elizabeth.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 91 years old in Red Hook. [ref]
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Northumberland, Seaton Delaval. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Basingstoke (heart failure). [ref]
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