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January 26th
166 Notable deaths
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]
Wilma Lipp
Austrian soprano (1925-2019).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Vienna.
Died January 26th, 2019 at 93 years old in Inning am Ammersee. [ref]
Robert Jacobsen
Danish artist (1912-1993).
Born June 4th, 1912 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1993 at 80 years old in Tågelund. [ref]
Bob Gerard
British racing driver.
Born January 19th, 1914 in Leicester.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 76 years old in South Croxton.
Bart McGhee
American association football player.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Xawery Dunikowski
Polish sculptor artist (1875-1964).
Born November 24th, 1875 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1964 at 88 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Toti Dal Monte
Italian singer and actress.
Born June 27th, 1893 in Mogliano Veneto.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 81 years old in Pieve di Soligo (disease). [ref]
Santu Mofokeng
South african photographer (1956-2020).
Born October 19th, 1956 in Soweto.
Died January 26th, 2020 at 63 years old in Johannesburg (neurological disorder). [ref]
Margitta Gummel
East german shot putter (1941-2021).
Born June 29th, 1941 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Wietmarschen. [ref]
Goran Petrović
Serbian writer.
Born July 1st, 1961 in Kraljevo.
Died January 26th, 2024 at 62 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin