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Dead at age 26
173 Notable deaths
Kipyegon Bett
Kenyan athletics competitor (1998–2024).
Born February 1st, 1998 in Kenya. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2024 at 26 years old in Tenwek Hospital. [ref]
Hélène Boucher
French pilot.
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1934 at 26 years old in Guyancourt. [ref]
Boris Safonov
Soviet aviator.
Born August 26th, 1915.
Died May 30th, 1942 at 26 years old in Barents Sea.
Agnès Souret
French actress and model.
Born January 21st, 1902 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1928 at 26 years old in Argentina (peritonitis).
Jura Soyfer
Austrian writer (1912–1939).
Born December 8th, 1912 in Kharkiv.
Died February 16th, 1939 at 26 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (typhus).
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).
Mario Rigamonti
Italian footballer (1922-1949).
Born December 17th, 1922 in Brescia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Shamo Quaye
Football player (1971-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1971 in Tema.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 26 years old in Tema.
Don Beauman
British racing driver (1928-1955).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Farnborough.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 26 years old in Wicklow.
Maria Kryuchkova
Gymnast.
Born July 7th, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 26 years old in Rostov-on-Don (embolism).
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