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In the year 1926

1,043 Notable birthdays

Randy Weston

American jazz pianist.

Born April 6th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died September 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Brooklyn. [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]

A. N. R. Robinson

President and prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1926-2014).

Born December 16th, 1926 in Scarborough.

Died April 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Port of Spain.

Robert Creeley

American poet (1926-2005).

Born May 21st, 1926 in Arlington. [ref]

Died March 30th, 2005 at 78 years old in Odessa (pneumonia). [ref]

Yoram Gross

Polish-australian animation producer and director (1926–2005).

Born October 18th, 1926 in Kraków.

Died September 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney.

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).

John Spellman

American politician (1926-2018).

Born December 29th, 1926 in Seattle.

Died January 16th, 2018 at 91 years old in Seattle (pneumonia). [ref]

Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo

Spanish politician, president of the government from 1981 to 1982.

Born April 14th, 1926 in Madrid. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón (cardiac arrest).

Karl Richter

German organist, harpsichordist, and conductor (1926–1981).

Born October 15th, 1926 in Plauen.

Died February 15th, 1981 at 54 years old in Munich (cardioplegia).

Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Castro

Two sicilian royal.

Born May 28th, 1926 in Podzamcze, Masovian Voivodeship.

Died March 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Draguignan. [ref]

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