Dead at age 26

179 Notable deaths

Robert Wangila

Boxer (1967-1994).

Born September 3rd, 1967 in Nairobi.

Died July 24th, 1994 at 26 years old in Las Vegas.

Ğabdulla Tuqay

Tatar poet.

Born April 26th, 1886 in Quşlawıç.

Died April 15th, 1913 at 26 years old in Klyachkin clinics (tuberculosis).

Marian Cozma

Romanian handball player.

Born September 8th, 1982 in Bucharest.

Died February 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Veszprém (knifing). [ref]

Hilde Mangold

German biologist (1898–1924).

Born October 20th, 1898 in Gotha.

Died December 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Oberstenfeld.

V. Volodarsky

Russian revolutionary (1891-1918).

Born December 11th, 1891 in Staryi Ostropil.

Died June 20th, 1918 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (attempted murder).

Pavel Urysohn

Russian mathematician (1898–1924).

Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.

Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).

Charles de Tornaco

Racecar driver (1927-1953).

Born June 7th, 1927 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died September 18th, 1953 at 26 years old in Modena.

Agata Mróz-Olszewska

Polish volleyball player.

Born April 7th, 1982 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

Died June 4th, 2008 at 26 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]

Michael Westphal

West german tennis player (1965–1991).

Born February 19th, 1965 in Hamburg.

Died June 20th, 1991 at 26 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).

Christian Bakkerud

Danish racing driver (1984-2011).

Born November 3rd, 1984 in Copenhagen.

Died September 11th, 2011 at 26 years old in Tooting (car collision). [ref]

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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo