Dead at age 26
179 Notable deaths
Takuboku Ishikawa
Japanese poet (1886-1912).
Born February 20th, 1886 in Morioka.
Died April 13th, 1912 at 26 years old in Koishikawa-ku (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
Albanian writer, poet (1911–1938).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Shkodër.
Died August 26th, 1938 at 26 years old in Turin, Bari (tuberculosis).
François Sterchele
Belgian footballer (1982–2008).
Born March 14th, 1982 in Liège.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 26 years old in Beveren (traffic collision). [ref]
Lutz Eigendorf
German footballer (1956-1983).
Born July 16th, 1956 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died March 7th, 1983 at 26 years old in Brunswick (traffic collision).
Sophie Hediger
Swiss female snowboarder (1998–2024).
Born December 14th, 1998 in Horgen.
Died December 23rd, 2024 at 26 years old in Arosa Lenzerheide (avalanche). [ref]
Bill Ivy
British motorcycle racer (1942-1969).
Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.
Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Pedro Luiz de Orleans e Bragança
Brazilian heir (1983–2009).
Born January 12th, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 1st, 2009 at 26 years old in Atlantic Ocean (Air France Flight 447, aviation accident).
Camille Lepage
French photojournalist (1988–2014).
Born January 28th, 1988 in Angers.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 26 years old in Central African Republic.
David Di Tommaso
French footballer (1979-2005).
Born October 6th, 1979 in Échirolles.
Died November 29th, 2005 at 26 years old in Utrecht (myocardial infarction).
Jiro Sato
Japanese tennis player (1908–1934).
Born January 5th, 1908 in Tokyo, Nagao.
Died April 5th, 1934 at 26 years old in Strait of Malacca (drowning).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler