In the year 1926
206 Notable deaths
Harry Houdini
Hungarian-born american illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926).
Born March 24th, 1874 in Budapest.
Died October 31st, 1926 at 52 years old in Detroit (appendicitis, peritonitis).
Antoni Gaudí
Spanish architect.
Born June 25th, 1852 in Reus. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1926 at 73 years old in Barcelona (tram accident). [ref]
Rudolph Valentino
Italian silent film actor (1895-1926).
Born May 6th, 1895 in Castellaneta. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1926 at 31 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]
Annie Oakley
American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter.
Born August 13th, 1860 in Darke County.
Died November 3rd, 1926 at 66 years old in Greenville (pernicious anemia).
Emperor Taishō
Emperor of japan from 1912 until 1926.
Born August 31st, 1879 in Akasaka Estate.
Died December 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Hayama Imperial Villa (myocardial infarction).
Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855–1926).
Born November 5th, 1855 in Terre Haute.
Died October 20th, 1926 at 70 years old in Elmhurst (heart failure).
Mehmed VI
36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (1918–1922).
Born January 14th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died May 16th, 1926 at 65 years old in Sanremo (stroke).
Bessie Coleman
American aviator (1892–1926).
Born January 26th, 1892 in Atlanta.
Died April 30th, 1926 at 34 years old in Jacksonville (aviation accident).
Gertrude Bell
English writer, traveller, political officer, archaeologist (1868-1926).
Born July 14th, 1868 in County Durham. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1926 at 57 years old in Baghdad (drug overdose). [ref]
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926).
Born December 4th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1926 at 51 years old in Montreux (leukemia). [ref]
John Browning
Firearms designer of the united states (1855-1926).
Born January 23rd, 1855 in Ogden.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Liège (heart failure).
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Bolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first soviet secret police organs (1877-1926).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Dzerzhinovo.
Died July 20th, 1926 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Queen of the hellenes (1851–1926).
Born September 3rd, 1851 in Pavlovsk.
Died June 18th, 1926 at 74 years old in Rome.
Sunjong of the Korean Empire
The 2nd emperor of the korean empire. (1874–1926).
Born March 25th, 1874 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 25th, 1926 at 52 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Margherita of Savoy
Queen of italy from 1878 to 1900.
Born November 20th, 1851 in Turin.
Died January 4th, 1926 at 74 years old in Bordighera.
Symon Petliura
Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Poltava. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Marion Russell
American artist (1864-1926).
Born March 19th, 1864 in St. Louis.
Died October 24th, 1926 at 62 years old in Great Falls. [ref]
Harry Greb
American boxer.
Born June 6th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 22nd, 1926 at 32 years old in Atlantic City (traffic collision).
Victor, Prince Napoléon
Prince of france (1862-1926).
Born July 18th, 1862 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 63 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Louise of Sweden
Queen consort of denmark; wife of frederick viii of denmark.
Born October 31st, 1851 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1926 at 74 years old in Amalienborg. [ref]
Barbara La Marr
American actress (1896-1926).
Born July 28th, 1896 in Yakima.
Died January 30th, 1926 at 29 years old in Altadena (tuberculosis, nephritis).
Aleksey Brusilov
Russian and soviet military commander.
Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.
Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Émile Coué
French psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926).
Born February 26th, 1857 in Troyes.
Died July 2nd, 1926 at 69 years old in Nancy.
Kim Hyŏng-jik
Father of kim il-sung.
Born July 10th, 1894 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died June 5th, 1926 at 31 years old in Jilin (frostbite).
Emil Kraepelin
German psychiatrist (1856–1926).
Born February 15th, 1856 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 7th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu