Dead at age 26
179 Notable deaths
Hesya Helfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
Timmy Mayer
American racing driver.
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Dalton.
Died February 28th, 1964 at 26 years old in Longford.
Jason Mayélé
Democratic republic of the congo footballer (1976-2002).
Born January 4th, 1976 in Kinshasa.
Died March 2nd, 2002 at 26 years old in Bussolengo (traffic collision).
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.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)