Dead at age 26
173 Notable deaths
Benno Ohnesorg
West german university student killed on 2 june 1967 (1940–1967).
Born October 15th, 1940 in Hanover.
Died June 2nd, 1967 at 26 years old in West Berlin (gunshot wound).
Srđan Aleksić
Yugoslav actor, beating victim (1966-1993).
Born May 9th, 1966 in Trebinje.
Died January 27th, 1993 at 26 years old in Trebinje (blunt trauma).
Misuzu Kaneko
Japanese poet.
Born April 11th, 1903 in Nagato.
Died March 10th, 1930 at 26 years old in Japan.
Antun Branko Šimić
Croatian poet (1898–1925).
Born November 18th, 1898 in Drinovci, Grude.
Died May 2nd, 1925 at 26 years old in Zagreb (tuberculosis).
Tatul Krpeyan
Armenian hero (1965-1991).
Born April 21st, 1965 in Tatul.
Died April 30th, 1991 at 26 years old in Çaykənd (killed in action).
Antonia Pozzi
Italian poet (1912–1938).
Born February 13th, 1912 in Milan.
Died December 3rd, 1938 at 26 years old in Milan (drug overdose).
Anton Hafner
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born June 2nd, 1918 in Erbach.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 26 years old in Gusev.
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]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore