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Dead at age 26
211 Notable deaths
Alexander Belov
Soviet basketball player (1951–1978).
Born November 9th, 1951 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 3rd, 1978 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart sarcoma).
Adolphe Pégoud
French flying ace (1889–1915).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Montferrat.
Died August 31st, 1915 at 26 years old in Petit-Croix.
Soe Hok Gie
Indonesian activist (1942–1969).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Jakarta.
Died December 16th, 1969 at 26 years old in Semeru.
Juventino Rosas
Mexican composer, violinist and band leader (1868–1894).
Born January 25th, 1868 in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Municipality.
Died July 9th, 1894 at 26 years old in Cuba (myelitis).
Albert Niemann
German chemist (1834–1861).
Born May 20th, 1834 in Goslar.
Died January 19th, 1861 at 26 years old in Goslar.
Rajendra Lahiri
Anti-british bengali revolutionary.
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Pabna District, Bengal Presidency.
Died December 17th, 1927 at 26 years old in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Gonda district (hanging to death).
Richard Seaman
Racecar driver (1913-1939).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Chichester.
Died June 25th, 1939 at 26 years old in Spa.
Alan Stacey
British racecar driver (1933-1960).
Born August 29th, 1933 in Essex.
Died June 19th, 1960 at 26 years old in Spa-Francochamps Circuit.
Yekaterina Budanova
Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Vyazemsky District.
Died July 19th, 1943 at 26 years old in Antratsyt.
Qiu Miaojin
Novelist (1969–1995).
Born May 29th, 1969 in Changhua County.
Died June 25th, 1995 at 26 years old in Paris (exsanguination).
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