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Dead at age 26
161 Notable deaths
Noel Rosa
Brazilian singer and musician.
Born December 10th, 1910 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1937 at 26 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis). [ref]
Eugenio Castellotti
Italian racecar driver.
Born October 10th, 1930 in Lodi.
Died March 14th, 1957 at 26 years old in Modena (car collision).
Fran Crippen
American long-distance and open water swimmer.
Born April 17th, 1984 in Bryn Mawr.
Died October 23rd, 2010 at 26 years old in Fujairah (heart failure). [ref]
Sean Edwards
British racing driver.
Born December 6th, 1986 in London.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 26 years old in Ipswich (traffic collision). [ref]
Jerry Unser
American racing driver (1932-1959).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 26 years old in Indianapolis.
Michele Angiolillo
Italian anarchist and spanish prime minister assassin.
Born June 5th, 1871 in Foggia.
Died August 19th, 1897 at 26 years old in Bergara (garrote vil).
Takuboku Ishikawa
Japanese writer.
Born February 20th, 1886 in Morioka.
Died April 13th, 1912 at 26 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
François Sterchele
Belgian footballer (1982-2008).
Born March 14th, 1982 in Liège.
Died May 8th, 2008 at 26 years old in Beveren (traffic collision). [ref]
David Di Tommaso
French footballer (1979-2005).
Born October 6th, 1979 in Échirolles.
Died November 29th, 2005 at 26 years old in Utrecht (myocardial infarction).
Camille Lepage
French photojournalist.
Born January 28th, 1988 in Angers.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 26 years old in Central African Republic.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan