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Dead at age 26

162 Notable deaths

Hilde Mangold

German biologist (1898–1924).

Born October 20th, 1898 in Gotha.

Died December 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Oberstenfeld.

Lester Morgan

Costa rican footballer (1976-2002).

Born May 2nd, 1976 in Santa Cruz Canton.

Died November 1st, 2002 at 26 years old in San Rafael Canton (ballistic trauma).

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).

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