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January 26th
183 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.
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.
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]
Earle S. MacPherson
American automotive engineer.
Born July 6th, 1891 in Highland Park.
Died January 26th, 1960 at 68 years old
Jean Guillou
French composer, organist, pianist.
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 Paris.
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).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 183
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht