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In the year 1926
206 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Kastalsky
Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1926 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Michel Gandoger
French botanist and mycologist (1850-1926).
Born May 10th, 1850 in Arnas. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1926 at 76 years old in Arnas.
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
French mycologist (1854-1926).
Born July 2nd, 1854 in Macornay. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1926 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jokūbas Šernas
Lithuanian politician (1888-1926).
Born June 14th, 1888 in Biržai.
Died July 31st, 1926 at 38 years old in Kaunas.
Edward Cummins
Amateur golfer.
Born July 25th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1926 at 40 years old in New Britain.
Lorne Currie
Olympic sailor (1871-1926).
Born April 25th, 1871 in Le Havre.
Died June 21st, 1926 at 55 years old in Le Havre.
André Wormser
French composer (1851–1926).
Born November 1st, 1851 in Paris.
Died November 4th, 1926 at 75 years old in Paris.
Charles Avery
United-states silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. (1873-1926).
Born May 28th, 1873 in Chicago.
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Edmund Dalbor
Archbishop, cardinal, primate of poland (1869–1926).
Born October 30th, 1869 in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
Died February 13th, 1926 at 56 years old in Poznań.
Fritz Schade
Actor (1880-1926).
Born January 19th, 1880 in Dresden.
Died June 17th, 1926 at 46 years old in Los Angeles.
Karel Václav Rais
Czech poet, bookwriter and writer (1859-1926).
Born January 4th, 1859 in Lázně Bělohrad. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1926 at 67 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Augustin Gérard
French soldier (1857-1926).
Born November 2nd, 1857 in Dunkirk.
Died November 2nd, 1926 at 69 years old in Château-Gontier.
Mathias Hynes
British tug of war competitor (1883–1926).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Lambeth.
Died March 9th, 1926 at 43 years old in Lambeth.
Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Spanish writer (1870–1926).
Born February 22nd, 1870 in Madrid.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 56 years old
Vaso Abashidze
Georgian theater actor and a founder of a realistic acting tradition in georgia.
Born December 4th, 1854 in Dusheti.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.
Elena Teodorini
Romanian singer.
Born March 25th, 1857 in Craiova.
Died February 27th, 1926 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Henri Hérouin
French archer (1876–1926).
Born February 19th, 1876 in Congis-sur-Thérouanne.
Died January 6th, 1926 at 49 years old in Pomponne.
Friedrich von Georgi
Austrian general (1852-1926).
Born January 27th, 1852 in Prague.
Died June 23rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Pablo de Escandón
Polo player.
Born May 4th, 1856 in Mexico City.
Died March 31st, 1926 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
André Gaudin
French rower (1874–1926).
Born November 30th, 1874 in Levallois-Perret.
Died April 19th, 1926 at 51 years old in Paris.
Franz Muncker
German literary historian.
Born December 4th, 1855 in Bayreuth.
Died September 7th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Adolf Bergman
Swedish tug of war competitor (1879–1926).
Born April 14th, 1879 in Östra Broby.
Died May 14th, 1926 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Kaarlo Vasama
Gymnast (1885–1926).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Tampere. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1926 at 40 years old in Tampere. [ref]
P. Girod
French tennis player.
Died October 20th, 1926 at 55 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Olle Lanner
Swedish gymnast.
Born December 30th, 1884.
Died July 26th, 1926 at 41 years old in Stockholm.
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