January 26th
241 Notable deaths
Graça Aranha
Brazilian writer and diplomat (1868-1931).
Born June 21st, 1868 in São Luís.
Died January 26th, 1931 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jackie Henderson
Scottish footballer (1932-2005).
Born January 17th, 1932 in Bishopbriggs. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2005 at 73 years old in Poole. [ref]
Paul Martin
Hungarian film director and screenwriter who worked for many years in the german film industry.
Born February 8th, 1899 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 26th, 1967 at 67 years old in Berlin.
José Sánchez Guerra
Spanish politician (1859-1935).
Born June 28th, 1859 in Córdoba. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1935 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Otto Lindblad
Swedish composer (1809-1864).
Born March 31st, 1809.
Died January 26th, 1864 at 54 years old in Norra Mellby church parish.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
U.s. entomologist, botanist and zoologist (1866–1948).
Born August 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died January 26th, 1948 at 81 years old in San Diego.
Jeanne-Marie Darré
French pianist (1905–1999).
Born July 30th, 1905 in Givet.
Died January 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Le Port-Marly.
Maurice Leenhardt
French pastor and ethnologist (1878–1954).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Montauban.
Died January 26th, 1954 at 75 years old in Paris.
Michał Kozal
Polish roman catholic bishop, martyr and blessed (1893–1943).
Born September 25th, 1893 in Gmina Krotoszyn.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Dachau (lethal injection).
Augustus Hill Garland
American politician (1832-1899).
Born June 11th, 1832 in Covington.
Died January 26th, 1899 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gerald B. Whitham
American mathematician (1927-2014).
Born December 13th, 1927 in Halifax.
Died January 26th, 2014 at 86 years old [ref]
Michael Tönnies
German footballer (1959-2017).
Born December 19th, 1959 in Essen.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 57 years old in Essen. [ref]
Matthew Makil
Vicar apostolic of kottayam (1851-1914).
Born March 27th, 1851 in Northern Division.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 62 years old in Northern Division.
Giuseppe Zamberletti
Italian politician (1933–2019).
Born December 17th, 1933 in Varese.
Died January 26th, 2019 at 85 years old in Varese (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Bucura Dumbravă
Romanian writer.
Born December 28th, 1868 in Bratislava.
Died January 26th, 1926 at 57 years old in Port Said (malaria).
Vincenc Strouhal
Czech physicist (1850–1922).
Born April 10th, 1850 in Seč. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1922 at 71 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Aziz Sedki
Prime minister of egypt (1920-2008).
Born July 1st, 1920 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2008 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexander Druzhinin
Russian writer and magazine editor (1824–1864).
Born October 20th, 1824 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1864 at 39 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Des Koch
American discus thrower.
Born May 10th, 1932 in Lincoln County.
Died January 26th, 1991 at 58 years old in Los Angeles.
Freddie Wolff
British sprinter and metal trader (1910–1988).
Born October 13th, 1910 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 26th, 1988 at 77 years old in London.
Mira Zimińska
Polish actress, singer, theatre director (1901-1997).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Płock. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1998 at 96 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Henrik Jørgensen
Danish athletics competitor (1961–2019).
Born October 10th, 1961 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2019 at 57 years old in Sorthat-Muleby (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oskar Kallas
Estonian linguist, folklorist, politician and diplomat (1868-1946).
Born October 25th, 1868 in Kaarma-Kirikuküla.
Died January 26th, 1946 at 77 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 241
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson