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January 26th
188 Notable deaths
Amelia Villa
Bolivian physician.
Born March 20th, 1900 in Colquechaca Municipality.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 41 years old
Hans Homberger
Swiss rower (1908-1986).
Born October 31st, 1908 in Schaffhausen.
Died January 26th, 1986 at 77 years old
Tore Sjöstrand
Athletics competitor (1921-2011).
Born July 31st, 1921 in Danmarks parish.
Died January 26th, 2011 at 89 years old in Växjö. [ref]
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Léonie La Fontaine
Belgian feminist and pacifist (1857–1949).
Born October 2nd, 1857 in City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1949 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Miikka Toivola
Finnish footballer (1949-2017).
Born July 11th, 1949 in Porin maalaiskunta.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 67 years old [ref]
William Perry Haydd
American zoologist (1872-1947).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Eureka.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 74 years old
Valeri Miloserdov
Russian basketball player (1951-2015).
Born August 11th, 1951 in Elektrostal.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Atanas Kirov
Bulgarian weightlifter.
Born September 24th, 1946 in Burgas. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Jackson
Scottish curler (1871–1955).
Born March 14th, 1871 in South Lanarkshire.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 83 years old in South Lanarkshire.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)