January 26th
172 Notable deaths
Hiromu Nonaka
Japanese politician (1925–2018).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Kyoto.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 92 years old in Kyoto (heart failure).
Sergey Prikhodko
Russian politician (1957-2021).
Born January 12th, 1957 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 64 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963).
Born November 6th, 1892 in Peru.
Died January 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (kidney disease).
Geoffrey Burbidge
British astronomer (1925–2010).
Born September 24th, 1925 in Chipping Norton.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in San Diego, La Jolla. [ref]
John Mortimore
English football player/manager (1934–2021).
Born September 23rd, 1934 in Farnborough.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Shin'ichi Suzuki
Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Nagoya.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 99 years old in Matsumoto.
Ray Pointer
English footballer (1936-2016).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Cramlington.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Blackpool. [ref]
Gabriele Allegra
Franciscan friar and scholar, beatified.
Born December 16th, 1907 in San Giovanni la Punta. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1976 at 68 years old in Hong Kong.
Holger Nielsen
Sportsman.
Born December 18th, 1866 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 88 years old in Hellerup.
Justas Paleckis
Soviet politician (1899-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Telšiai.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 172
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes