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January 26th
166 Notable deaths
Ivan Jensen
Danish footballer (1922-2009).
Born November 10th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 86 years old in Vedbæk. [ref]
Thomas Amlong
American rower.
Born June 15th, 1935 in Fort Knox.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 73 years old in New Haven.
Anne-Marie Colchen
French basketball player and athletics competitor (1925-2017).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Oskar Kallas
Estonian linguist, folklorist, politician and diplomat (1868-1946).
Born October 25th, 1868 in Kaarma Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1946 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Marcel Bidot
French cyclist (1902-1995).
Born December 21st, 1902 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1995 at 92 years old in Saint-Lyé. [ref]
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1893-1980).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 86 years old
Fran Lhotka
Czech composer (1883-1962).
Born December 25th, 1883 in Mladá Vožice. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1962 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Avraham Ravitz
Israeli politician (1934-2009).
Born January 13th, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2009 at 75 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure). [ref]
Winfried Bölke
German cyclist (1941-2021).
Born May 25th, 1941 in Genthin.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Lucjan Lis
Olympic cyclist.
Born August 8th, 1950 in Bytom.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 64 years old in Unna (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 166
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson