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In the year 1926
962 Notable birthdays
Joseph Horovitz
British composer.
Born May 26th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Rashidi Kawawa
Tanzanian politician (1926-2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Songea.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 83 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Amadeo Carrizo
Argentine footballer (1926-2020).
Born June 12th, 1926 in Rufino.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Bob Falkenburg
American tennis player.
Born January 29th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2022 at 95 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]
Jorge Medina Estévez
Catholic cardinal.
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Santiago.
Died October 3rd, 2021 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
John Clellon Holmes
American beat generation writer, novelist.
Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).
John Meyendorff
Russian orthodox priest and theologian (1926-1992).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 66 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Walter Sedlmayr
German actor (1926-1990).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Munich.
Died July 14th, 1990 at 64 years old in Munich.
Marie-Claire Alain
French organist and organ teacher.
Born August 10th, 1926 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2013 at 86 years old in Paris, Le Pecq. [ref]
William Wakefield Baum
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 21st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
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