Dead at age 26
211 Notable deaths
Jerry Unser
American racing driver (1932-1959).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 26 years old in Indianapolis.
Sean Edwards
British racing driver (1986–2013).
Born December 6th, 1986 in London.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 26 years old in Ipswich (traffic collision). [ref]
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).
Roberto Succo
Italian serial killer (1962–1988).
Born April 3rd, 1962 in Venice.
Died May 23rd, 1988 at 26 years old in Vicenza (asphyxia).
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 (collision, falling).
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).
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix