W. Michael Blumenthal

American businessperson, politician.

Born January 3rd, 1926 (age 99 years) in Oranienburg.

David Malet Armstrong

Australian philosopher (1926-2014).

Born July 8th, 1926 in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Died May 13th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sydney. ^[ref]

Kristen Nygaard

Computer scientist, mathematician (1926-2002).

Born August 27th, 1926 in Oslo.

Died August 10th, 2002 at 75 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).

Joe Kubert

Polish-born american comic book artist (1926-2012).

Born September 18th, 1926 in Ozeriany.

Died August 12th, 2012 at 85 years old in Morristown (multiple myeloma). ^[ref]

Sadegh Khalkhali

Iranian cleric and executor.

Born July 27th, 1926 in Ardabil.

Died November 26th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tehran (cancer).

Karl Gordon Henize

American astronomer (1926-1993).

Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.

Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Mount Everest, Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, High altitude pulmonary edema).

Sami Michael

Author, novelist, the president of acri – the association for civil rights in israel.

Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.

Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. ^[ref]

Giangiacomo Feltrinelli

Italian publisher and left-wing political activist (1926-1972).

Born June 19th, 1926 in Milan.

Died March 14th, 1972 at 45 years old in Segrate (explosion).

Masatoshi Koshiba

Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020).

Born September 19th, 1926 in Toyohashi.

Died November 12th, 2020 at 94 years old in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Alison Lurie

American novelist and academic.

Born September 3rd, 1926 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died December 3rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Ithaca. ^[ref]