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Dead at age 26
211 Notable deaths
Mohamed Bouazizi
Tunisian street vendor.
Born March 29th, 1984 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 26 years old in Ben Arous (self-immolation). [ref]
William B. Travis
Alamo commander and defender (1809–1836).
Born August 1st, 1809 in Saluda County.
Died March 6th, 1836 at 26 years old in Battle of the Alamo.
Khalid al-Mihdhar
9/11 hijacker of the american airlines flight 77 (1975–2001).
Died September 11th, 2001 at 26 years old in Washington, D.C., The Pentagon (American Airlines Flight 77).
Jimmy McCulloch
Scottish musician (1953–1979).
Born June 4th, 1953 in Dumbarton. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1979 at 26 years old in Maida Vale (drug overdose).
Fab Melo
Brazilian basketball player.
Born June 20th, 1990 in Juiz de Fora.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 26 years old in Juiz de Fora (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Nick Berg
American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.
Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.
Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).
Mikhail Lermontov
Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841).
Born October 14th, 1814 in Moscow.
Died July 27th, 1841 at 26 years old in Pyatigorsk (gunshot wound).
Guy Gibson
First co of the royal air force's 617 squadron (1918–1944).
Born August 12th, 1918 in Shimla.
Died September 19th, 1944 at 26 years old in Steenbergen.
Gerda Taro
German photographer, best known for her reporting on the spanish civil war (1910–1937).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Stuttgart.
Died July 26th, 1937 at 26 years old in El Escorial (shooting).
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard (1919–1945).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
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