January 26th
241 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Roediger
Russian general (1854-1920).
Born January 12th, 1854 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 66 years old in Sevastopol.
Thomas Amlong
American rower (1935–2009).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Fort Knox.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 73 years old in New Haven.
Abraham Ravitz
Israeli politician (1934-2009).
Born January 13th, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2009 at 75 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure). [ref]
Ivan Jensen
Danish footballer (1922-2009).
Born November 10th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 86 years old in Vedbæk. [ref]
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1893-1980).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 86 years old
Marcel Bidot
French cyclist (1902-1995).
Born December 21st, 1902 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 26th, 1995 at 92 years old in Saint-Lyé.
Fran Lhotka
Czech composer (1883-1962).
Born December 25th, 1883 in Mladá Vožice. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1962 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Anne-Marie Colchen
French basketball player and athletics competitor (1925-2017).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Le Havre.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Vera de Spinadel
Argentinian mathematician (1929–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lucjan Lis
Olympic cyclist (1950–2015).
Born August 8th, 1950 in Bytom.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 64 years old in Unna (cardiovascular disease).
Lodewijk van Deyssel
Dutch writer under pseudonym lodewijk van deyssel (1864-1952).
Born September 22nd, 1864 in Amsterdam.
Died January 26th, 1952 at 87 years old in Haarlem.
Félix Máriássy
Hungarian filmmaker (1919–1975).
Born June 3rd, 1919 in Markušovce.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 55 years old in Szőny.
Pavlo Chubynskyi
Ukrainian writer (1839–1884).
Born January 27th, 1839 in Boryspil. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1884 at 44 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Winfried Bölke
German cyclist (1941–2021).
Born May 25th, 1941 in Genthin.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Henri Bard
French footballer (1892-1951).
Born April 29th, 1892 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1951 at 58 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Francisco Cabañas
Mexican boxer (1912–2002).
Born January 22nd, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died January 26th, 2002 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
Amelia Villa
Bolivian physician.
Born March 20th, 1900 in Colquechaca Municipality.
Died January 26th, 1942 at 41 years old
Hans Homberger
Swiss rower (1908-1986).
Born October 31st, 1908 in Schaffhausen.
Died January 26th, 1986 at 77 years old in Schaffhausen.
Tore Sjöstrand
Athletics competitor (1921-2011).
Born July 31st, 1921 in Danmarks parish.
Died January 26th, 2011 at 89 years old in Växjö. [ref]
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Léonie La Fontaine
Belgian feminist and pacifist (1857–1949).
Born October 2nd, 1857 in Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1949 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region. [ref]
Agnes Börjesson
Swedish artist (1827–1900).
Born May 1st, 1827 in Uppsala.
Died January 26th, 1900 at 72 years old in Alassio.
Miikka Toivola
Finnish footballer (1949-2017).
Born July 11th, 1949 in Porin maalaiskunta.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 67 years old [ref]
William Perry Haydd
American zoologist (1872-1947).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Eureka.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 74 years old
Valeri Miloserdov
Russian basketball player (1951-2015).
Born August 11th, 1951 in Elektrostal.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 63 years old in Moscow.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr