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January 26th
166 Notable deaths
José Sánchez Guerra
Spanish author (1859-1935).
Born June 28th, 1859 in Córdoba, Cabra. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1935 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Luděk Munzar
Czech dubbing actor, actor, presenter and television presenter.
Born March 20th, 1933 in Nová Včelnice.
Died January 26th, 2019 at 85 years old in Modřany. [ref]
Bucura Dumbravă
Romanian writer.
Born December 28th, 1868 in Bratislava.
Died January 26th, 1926 at 57 years old in Port Said (malaria).
Michał Kozal
Blessed polish bishop and martyr.
Born September 25th, 1893 in Gmina Krotoszyn.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Dachau, Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Vincenc Strouhal
Czech physicist.
Born April 10th, 1850 in Seč. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1922 at 71 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Henrik Jørgensen
Danish athletics competitor.
Born October 10th, 1961 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2019 at 57 years old in Sorthat-Muleby (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Freddie Wolff
British sprinter and metal trader.
Born October 13th, 1910 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 77 years old in London.
Des Koch
American discus thrower.
Born May 10th, 1932 in Lincoln County.
Died January 26th, 1991 at 58 years old in Los Angeles.
Aziz Sedki
Prime minister of egypt (1920-2008).
Died January 26th, 2008 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mira Zimińska
Polish actress, singer, theatre director (1901-1997).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Płock. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1998 at 96 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 166
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde