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January 26th
183 Notable deaths
Vsevolod Chaplin
Russian priest (1968–2020).
Born March 31st, 1968 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 2020 at 51 years old in Moscow (arteriosclerotic heart disease). [ref]
Dodo Abashidze
Soviet actor.
Born May 1st, 1924 in Tbilisi.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
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
Danish sportsman (1866–1955).
Born December 18th, 1866 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 1955 at 88 years old in Hellerup.
John Mortimore
English football player/manager (1934–2021).
Born September 23rd, 1934 in Farnborough.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Ray Pointer
English footballer (1936-2016).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Cramlington.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Blackpool. [ref]
Alexander von Hartmann
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890-1943).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 52 years old in Volgograd.
Stefan Kudelski
Polish audio engineer (1929-2013).
Born February 27th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died January 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne. [ref]
Bart McGhee
American association football player.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Thomas Theodor Heine
German artist (1867-1948).
Born February 28th, 1867 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
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