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Dead at age 26
211 Notable deaths
Rada Vranješević
Yugoslavian politician (1918-1944).
Born May 25th, 1918 in Rekavice.
Died May 25th, 1944 at 26 years old in Drvar.
Gerard Bilders
Painter from the netherlands (1838-1865).
Born December 9th, 1838 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1865 at 26 years old in Amsterdam (tuberculosis).
Oluyemi Kayode
Nigerian sprinter (1968–1994).
Died October 1st, 1994 at 26 years old (traffic collision).
John Merricks
English sailor (1971–1997).
Born February 16th, 1971 in Leicester.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 26 years old in Punta Ala (traffic collision).
Pierre-Henri Dorie
French missionary, martyr, saint of the catholic church (1839–1866).
Born September 23rd, 1839 in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
Died March 7th, 1866 at 26 years old in Saenamteo (decapitation).
Zhao Shiyan
Chinese communist martyr (1901-1927).
Born April 13th, 1901 in Youyang Zhou.
Died July 19th, 1927 at 26 years old in Shanghai.
John Marshall
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 29th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 31st, 1957 at 26 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Hocine Benmiloudi
Algerian footballer (1955-1981).
Born January 31st, 1955 in El Madania.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 26 years old in Algiers.
Pingmei Shi
Chinese writer (1902–1928).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Pingding County.
Died September 30th, 1928 at 26 years old in Beijing.
Pascal Jules
French road bicycle racer (1961–1987).
Born July 22nd, 1961 in La Garenne-Colombes.
Died October 25th, 1987 at 26 years old in Folleville (traffic collision).
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