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Dead at age 26
157 Notable deaths
Jane Horney
World war ii spy.
Born July 8th, 1918 in Gustav Vasa parish. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1945 at 26 years old in sea, Øresund.
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.
V. Volodarsky
Russian politician (1891-1918).
Born December 11th, 1891 in Ostropol.
Died June 20th, 1918 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (attempted murder).
Vesna Rožič
Slovenian chess player.
Born March 23rd, 1987 in Ljubljana.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 26 years old in Burghausen (peritoneal carcinomatosis, peritoneal carcinoma).
Boris Safonov
Soviet aviator.
Born August 26th, 1915.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 26 years old in Barents Sea.
Ğabdulla Tuqay
Tatar poet.
Born April 26th, 1886 in Quşlawıç.
Died April 15th, 1913 at 26 years old in Klyachkin clinics (tuberculosis).
Hélène Boucher
French pilot.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1934 at 26 years old in Guyancourt. [ref]
Pavel Samuilovich Urysohn
Russian mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died August 17th, 1924 at 26 years old in Batz-sur-Mer (drowning).
Sophie Hediger
Swiss snowboarder (1998–2024).
Born December 14th, 1998 in Horgen.
Died December 23rd, 2024 at 26 years old in Arosa Lenzerheide (avalanche). [ref]
Gesya Gelfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
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