January 26th
172 Notable deaths
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japanese diplomat and politician in the empire of japan (1887-1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 69 years old in Yugawara.
Hans Wegner
Danish furniture designer.
Born April 2nd, 1914 in Tønder. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2007 at 92 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
John Lomax
American musicologist and folklorist (1867–1948).
Born September 23rd, 1867 in Goodman.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 80 years old in Greenville (stroke).
Dietrich von Hildebrand
German catholic philosopher and theologian (1889–1977).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Florence.
Died January 26th, 1977 at 87 years old in New Rochelle, New York City.
Bruno Gröning
German faith healer (1906-1959).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Gdańsk.
Died January 26th, 1959 at 52 years old in Paris (stomach cancer).
Annemarie Schimmel
German scholar of islam (1922-2003).
Born April 7th, 1922 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 80 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Margery Mason
English actress (1913–2014).
Born September 27th, 1913 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died January 26th, 2014 at 100 years old in Swiss Cottage.
Felix Hausdorff
German mathematician.
Born November 8th, 1868 in Wrocław.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Jozef Vengloš
Slovak association football player.
Born February 18th, 1936 in Ružomberok. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2021 at 84 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
Pakistani diplomat (1920-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in Rampur.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 95 years old in Islamabad.
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