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January 26th
183 Notable deaths
Vladimir Kappel
Russian general pc snz.
Born April 28th, 1883 in Pushkin.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 36 years old in Tulun (pneumonia).
Valeriy Brumel
Soviet high jumper.
Born April 14th, 1942 in Tolbuzino.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Hal Draper
American activist and author (1914-1990).
Born September 19th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died January 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Berkeley (pneumonia).
Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born February 14th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 26th, 1918 at 67 years old in Tashkent (pneumonia).
María Mercader
Actress (1918-2011).
Born March 6th, 1918 in Barcelona.
Died January 26th, 2011 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Georg Bruchmüller
German artillery officer (1863–1948).
Born December 11th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
British civil servant (1877-1963).
Born April 1st, 1877 in Biarritz. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1963 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Shin'ichi Suzuki
Japanese violinist and pioneer of musical pedagogy (1898-1998).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Nagoya.
Died January 26th, 1998 at 99 years old in Matsumoto.
José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican writer (1939-2014).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2014 at 74 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ignaz Friedman
Polish pianist and composer (1882-1948).
Born February 14th, 1882 in Podgórze. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1948 at 65 years old in Sydney. [ref]
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