Dead at age 26
154 Notable deaths
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).
Virginia Rappe
Silent film actress, model.
Born July 7th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1921 at 26 years old in San Francisco (peritonitis).
Gerda Taro
German photographer, best known for her reporting on the spanish civil war.
Born August 1st, 1910 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1937 at 26 years old in El Escorial (struck by vehicle). [ref]
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).
Guy Gibson
First co of the royal air force's 617 squadron.
Born August 12th, 1918 in Shimla.
Died September 19th, 1944 at 26 years old in Steenbergen.
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Mark Ashton
British gay rights activist (1960-1987).
Born May 19th, 1960 in Oldham.
Died February 11th, 1987 at 26 years old in Southwark (pneumocystis pneumonia).
Nafisa Joseph
Model, television personality.
Born March 28th, 1978 in Bengaluru.
Died July 29th, 2004 at 26 years old in Mumbai (hanging).
Joey Stefano
American gay pornographic actor.
Born January 1st, 1968 in Chester.
Died November 26th, 1994 at 26 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Franceska Mann
Polish dancer.
Born February 4th, 1917 in Warsaw.
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 26 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.