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In the year 1926
206 Notable deaths
Eva Gore-Booth
Irish writer and activist.
Born May 22nd, 1870 in County Sligo. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1926 at 56 years old in London. [ref]
John W. Weeks
American politician (1860-1926).
Born April 11th, 1860 in Lancaster.
Died July 12th, 1926 at 66 years old in Lancaster.
Paul Kammerer
Austrian scientist (1880-1926).
Born August 17th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died September 23rd, 1926 at 46 years old in Puchberg am Schneeberg (ballistic trauma).
Louis Majorelle
French artist (1859–1926).
Born September 26th, 1859 in Toul.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 66 years old in Nancy.
Désiré Mercier
Roman-catholic cardinal.
Born November 22nd, 1851 in Braine-l'Alleud.
Died January 23rd, 1926 at 74 years old in City of Brussels.
Edward Granville Browne
British iranologist (1862–1926).
Born February 7th, 1862 in Stouts Hill.
Died January 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Eino Leino
Finnish poet and journalist.
Born July 6th, 1878 in Paltamo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1926 at 47 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Constantin Fehrenbach
German politician (1852-1926).
Born January 11th, 1852 in Bonndorf im Schwarzwald.
Died March 26th, 1926 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Katō Takaaki
Japanese politician (1860-1926).
Born January 25th, 1860 in Saya. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1926 at 66 years old in Kōjimachi-ku (pneumonia).
Alexander Carlisle
British naval architect (1854-1926).
Born July 8th, 1854 in Ballymena.
Died March 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in London.
Lionel Royer
French painter (1852-1926).
Born December 25th, 1852 in Château-du-Loir.
Died June 30th, 1926 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Victor Babeș
Romanian physician.
Born July 28th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Gustav Otto
German aerospace engineer (1883–1926).
Born January 12th, 1883 in Cologne.
Died February 28th, 1926 at 43 years old in Munich.
Anteo Zamboni
Italian failed child assassin (1911–1926).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Bologna.
Died October 31st, 1926 at 15 years old in Bologna (lynching).
William Larned
American tennis player (1872–1926).
Born December 30th, 1872 in Summit. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1926 at 53 years old in New York City.
Charles Wood
Irish composer and teacher (1866-1926).
Born June 15th, 1866 in Armagh. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1926 at 60 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Charles Angrand
French painter (1854-1926).
Born April 19th, 1854 in Criquetot-sur-Ouville.
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Rouen.
Léon Charles Thévenin
French telegraph engineer (1857–1926).
Born March 30th, 1857 in Meaux.
Died September 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Paris.
Princess Maria Letizia, Duchess of Aosta
Duchess of aosta (1866–1926).
Born December 20th, 1866 in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 25th, 1926 at 59 years old in Moncalieri (disease).
Jan Szczepanik
Polish inventor.
Born June 13th, 1872 in Mostyska.
Died April 18th, 1926 at 53 years old in Tarnów (liver cancer).
Frank Nelson Cole
American mathematician (1861–1926).
Born September 20th, 1861 in Ashland.
Died May 27th, 1926 at 64 years old in New York City.
Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave
President of haiti (1863-1926).
Born April 6th, 1863 in Anse-à-Veau.
Died July 26th, 1926 at 63 years old in Anse-à-Veau.
Piero Gobetti
Italian journalist, intellectual and radical liberal and anti-fascist (1901–1926).
Born June 19th, 1901 in Turin.
Died February 15th, 1926 at 24 years old in Paris.
Ivana Kobilca
Slovenian artist (1861–1926).
Born December 20th, 1861 in Ljubljana.
Died December 4th, 1926 at 64 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Ernest Belfort Bax
British barrister and journalist.
Born July 23rd, 1854 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 72 years old in London.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain