Dead at age 26

179 Notable deaths

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.

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).

Braian Toledo

Argentine javelin thrower (1993-2020).

Born September 8th, 1993 in Marcos Paz Partido.

Died February 27th, 2020 at 26 years old in Marcos Paz Partido (motorcycle accident). [ref]

Princess Maria Cristina of Orléans

Spanish infanta (1852–1879).

Born October 29th, 1852 in Seville. [ref]

Died April 28th, 1879 at 26 years old in Seville (tuberculosis).

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 (1987–2013).

Born March 23rd, 1987 in Ljubljana.

Died August 23rd, 2013 at 26 years old in Burghausen (peritoneal carcinoma, peritoneal carcinomatosis).

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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman