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January 26th
241 Notable deaths
George Habash
Founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (1926-2008).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Lod.
Died January 26th, 2008 at 81 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Wrigley
American businessman (1861-1932).
Born September 30th, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died January 26th, 1932 at 70 years old in Phoenix.
Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Flushing.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 94 years old in Amenia.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Glanton.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 89 years old in Oxford (esophageal cancer).
Jan Gies
Dutch resistance member; dutch righteous among the nations; world war ii humanitarian (1905–1993).
Born August 18th, 1905 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1993 at 87 years old in Amsterdam (diabetes).
Supriya Devi
Indian actress.
Born January 8th, 1935 in Myitkyina.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 83 years old in Kolkata (cardiac arrest).
David Rice Atchison
United states senator from missouri (1807-1886).
Born August 11th, 1807 in Lexington.
Died January 26th, 1886 at 78 years old in Gower.
Mikhail Suslov
Soviet-era statesman (1902-1982).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Shakhovskoye.
Died January 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952.
Born February 8th, 1895 in Mongolia. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1952 at 56 years old in Moscow, Ulaanbaatar (cancer). [ref]
Jeanne Hébuterne
French painter (1898–1920).
Born April 6th, 1898 in Meaux.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 21 years old in Paris (falling).
Jane Morris
English embroiderer and artists' model (1839–1914).
Born October 19th, 1839 in Oxford.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Bath.
Leo Genn
English actor (1905–1978).
Born August 9th, 1905 in London.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Edgar Schein
Swiss-american psychologist.
Born March 5th, 1928 in Zurich.
Died January 26th, 2023 at 94 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Tom Pendergast
American politician (1872-1945).
Born July 22nd, 1872 in St. Joseph.
Died January 26th, 1945 at 72 years old in Kansas City.
A. E. van Vogt
Canadian-american science fiction writer (1912–2000).
Born April 26th, 1912 in Gretna.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 87 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Arthur Cayley
English mathematician (1821-1895).
Born August 16th, 1821 in Richmond.
Died January 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Margaret Hayes
American actress (1916-1977).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baltimore.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 60 years old in Miami Beach (cancer, hepatitis, liver cancer).
Gerard Philips
Dutch industrialist (1858–1942).
Born November 9th, 1858 in Zaltbommel.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 83 years old in The Hague.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japanese diplomat and politician (1887–1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 69 years old in Yugawara (angina pectoris).
John Lockwood Kipling
British artist (1837-1911).
Born July 6th, 1837 in Pickering.
Died January 26th, 1911 at 73 years old in Tisbury.
Tam Dalyell
Scottish politician (1932-2017).
Born August 9th, 1932 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in West Lothian. [ref]
Gump Worsley
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–2007).
Born May 14th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died January 26th, 2007 at 77 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer (1914–1985).
Born January 9th, 1914 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 26th, 1985 at 71 years old in Montreuil.
David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech
5th baron harlech, member of parliament and ambassador to the united states (1918-1985).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Shrewsbury Hospital (traffic collision).
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer