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In the year 1926
206 Notable deaths
Gérard Cooreman
Belgian politician (1852-1926).
Born March 25th, 1852 in Ghent.
Died December 2nd, 1926 at 74 years old in Brussels.
Victor Bendix
Danish musician (1851-1926).
Born May 17th, 1851 in Copenhagen.
Died January 5th, 1926 at 74 years old in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Rudolf Eisler
Austrian philosopher (1873-1926).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1926 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Jenő Károly
Hungarian association football player and manager (1886-1926).
Born January 15th, 1886 in Kaposvár.
Died July 28th, 1926 at 40 years old in Turin.
Thérèse Peltier
French artist (1873–1926).
Born September 26th, 1873 in Orléans.
Died February 18th, 1926 at 52 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
René Boylesve
French author (1867–1926).
Born April 14th, 1867 in Descartes.
Died January 14th, 1926 at 58 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Giacinto Menotti Serrati
Italian politician (1872–1926).
Born November 25th, 1872 in Spotorno.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 53 years old in Asso.
Yervant Odian
Armenian writer (1869-1926).
Born September 19th, 1869 in Constantinople.
Died October 3rd, 1926 at 57 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Draga Ljocic-Milosevic
Serbian feminist and physician (1855-1926).
Born February 22nd, 1855 in Šabac.
Died November 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in Belgrade.
Alexandre Promio
French cinematographer.
Born July 10th, 1868 in Lyon. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1926 at 58 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ettore Ximenes
Italian sculptor (1855-1926).
Born April 11th, 1855 in Palermo.
Died December 20th, 1926 at 71 years old in Rome.
Alajos Strobl
Hungarian sculptor.
Born July 1st, 1856 in Liptovský Hrádok. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1926 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Juan Benlloch i Vivó
Spanish (valencian) catholic cardinal.
Born December 29th, 1864 in Valencia.
Died February 14th, 1926 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Zofka Kveder
Slovenian writer, editor (1878–1926).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Ljubljana.
Died November 21st, 1926 at 48 years old in Zagreb.
Bucura Dumbravă
Romanian writer.
Born December 28th, 1868 in Bratislava.
Died January 26th, 1926 at 57 years old in Port Said (malaria).
Najaf bey Vazirov
Azerbaijani writer (1854-1926).
Born February 17th, 1854 in Shusha.
Died July 9th, 1926 at 72 years old in Çuxuryurd.
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
American politician (1862-1926).
Born December 20th, 1862 in Armstrongs Mills.
Died April 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Portales.
Petras Vileišis
Lithuanian engineer and publisher (1851–1926).
Born January 25th, 1851 in Mediniai.
Died August 12th, 1926 at 75 years old in Palanga.
René Worms
French auditor of the council of state, son of professor of political economics émile worms (1869-1926).
Born December 8th, 1869 in Rennes.
Died February 12th, 1926 at 56 years old in Paris.
Ludvig Karsten
Norwegian artist (1876-1926).
Born May 8th, 1876 in Christiania. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 50 years old in Paris (fall). [ref]
Jan Cieplak
Polish archbishop.
Born August 17th, 1857 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died February 17th, 1926 at 68 years old in Passaic.
Eugeniusz Zak
Polish artist (1884-1926).
Born December 15th, 1884 in Mahiĺna.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 41 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Carrie Clark Ward
Actress (1862-1926).
Born January 9th, 1862 in Virginia City.
Died February 6th, 1926 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Takahira Kogorō
Japanese politician (1854–1926).
Born January 29th, 1854 in Ichinoseki.
Died November 28th, 1926 at 72 years old in Naka-Meguro.
Karl von Weizsäcker
German noble (1853-1926).
Born February 25th, 1853 in Stuttgart.
Died February 2nd, 1926 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
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