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January 26th
241 Notable deaths
Jay Gould II
American real tennis player (1888-1935).
Born September 1st, 1888 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1935 at 46 years old in Margaretville.
Ewald Hering
German physiologist (1834–1918).
Born August 5th, 1834 in Neugersdorf. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1918 at 83 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.
Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Gavrilov
Soviet officer (1900–1979).
Born June 30th, 1900 in Älbädän.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 78 years old in Krasnodar.
Lars Norén
Swedish playwright, novelist and poet (1944-2021).
Born May 9th, 1944 in Stockholm.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 76 years old in Stockholm (COVID-19). [ref]
Saloua Raouda Choucair
Lebanese artist (1916-2017).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Beirut.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 100 years old in Beirut.
Earle S. MacPherson
American automotive engineer (1891–1960).
Born July 6th, 1891 in Highland Park.
Died January 26th, 1960 at 68 years old in Detroit.
Jean Guillou
French composer, organist, pianist (1930–2019).
Born April 18th, 1930 in Angers. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2019 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Byam Liston Shaw
British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher (1872-1919).
Born November 13th, 1872 in Chennai.
Died January 26th, 1919 at 46 years old in London (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
José Linhares
President of brazil (1945-1946).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Baturité.
Died January 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Caxambu.
Jean Ichbiah
French computer scientist (1940-2007).
Born March 25th, 1940 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2007 at 66 years old in Boston (brain tumor). [ref]
Hiromu Nonaka
Japanese politician (1925–2018).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Kyoto.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 92 years old in Kyoto (heart failure).
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963).
Born November 6th, 1892 in Peru.
Died January 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (kidney disease).
Cesare Pugni
Italian composer (1802–1870).
Died January 26th, 1870 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
José Gabriel Brochero
Argentinian presbyter and saint (1840–1914).
Born March 16th, 1840 in Villa Santa Rosa.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 73 years old in Villa Cura Brochero (leprosy).
Pierre Ndaye Mulamba
Dr congolese footballer (1948–2019).
Born November 4th, 1948 in Kananga.
Died January 26th, 2019 at 70 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
English poet, dramatist and physician (1803–1849).
Born June 30th, 1803 in Clifton.
Died January 26th, 1849 at 45 years old in Basel (intoxication).
Lyman J. Gage
American financier and 42nd secretary of the treasury (1836–1927).
Born June 28th, 1836 in DeRuyter.
Died January 26th, 1927 at 90 years old in San Diego.
Jean-Claude Izzo
French writer (1945-2000).
Born June 20th, 1945 in Marseille.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Marseille (cancer).
Carlos Holmes Trujillo
Colombian lawyer and politician.
Born September 23rd, 1951 in Cartago Municipality.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 69 years old in Bogotá (COVID-19). [ref]
Richie Beirach
American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026).
Born May 23rd, 1947 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 2026 at 78 years old in Worms. [ref]
Geoffrey Burbidge
British astronomer (1925–2010).
Born September 24th, 1925 in Chipping Norton.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in San Diego, La Jolla. [ref]
Justas Paleckis
Lithuanian journalist (1899-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Telšiai.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Naoki Hoshino
Japanese politician (1892-1978).
Born April 10th, 1892 in Yokohama.
Died January 26th, 1978 at 85 years old in Tokyo.
Hiroshi Nakajima
Japanese physician (1928-2013).
Died January 26th, 2013 at 84 years old in Poitiers. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson