Dead at age 26
162 Notable deaths
Mikhail An
Soviet football player.
Born November 19th, 1952 in Tashkent Region.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 26 years old in Kamianske.
Don Beauman
British racing driver (1928-1955).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Farnborough.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 26 years old in Wicklow.
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]
Jerry Hoyt
American racing driver.
Born January 29th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 26 years old in Oklahoma City.
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).
Marek Krejčí
Slovak footballer (1980-2007).
Born October 20th, 1980 in Bratislava.
Died May 26th, 2007 at 26 years old in Maitenbeth (traffic collision). [ref]
Henry Macintosh
Scottish athlete (1892-1918).
Born June 10th, 1892 in Kelso.
Died July 26th, 1918 at 26 years old in Albert.
Július Schubert
Czechoslovak soccer player (1922-1949).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Superga (aircraft crash).
John Taylor
Track and field athlete, first african american to win an olympic gold medal.
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 2nd, 1908 at 26 years old in Philadelphia (typhoid fever).
Wilhelm Morgner
German painter (1891-1917).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Soest. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1917 at 26 years old in Langemark. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson