Dead at age 26
211 Notable deaths
Misuzu Kaneko
Japanese poet.
Born April 11th, 1903 in Nagato.
Died March 10th, 1930 at 26 years old in Japan.
William Otis
American inventor (1813–1839).
Born September 20th, 1813 in Pelham.
Died November 13th, 1839 at 26 years old
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.
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 (1918–1944).
Born June 2nd, 1918 in Erbach.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 26 years old in Gusev.
Robert Wangila
Boxer (1967-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1967 in Nairobi.
Died July 24th, 1994 at 26 years old in Las Vegas.
Marian Cozma
Romanian handball player (1982–2009).
Born September 8th, 1982 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Veszprém (knife fight). [ref]
Walter Deverell
American artist and pre-raphaelite (1827-1854).
Born October 1st, 1827 in Charlottesville.
Died February 2nd, 1854 at 26 years old in London (nephritis).
Hilde Mangold
German biologist (1898–1924).
Born October 20th, 1898 in Gotha.
Died December 7th, 1924 at 26 years old in Oberstenfeld.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche