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October 26th
163 Notable deaths
Jan Parandowski
Polish writer.
Born May 11th, 1895 in Lviv. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1978 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Olga Karasyova
Soviet gymnast.
Born July 24th, 1949 in Bishkek.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 76 years old [ref]
Ali Hussein Shihab
Iraqi footballer (1961-2016).
Born May 5th, 1961 in Iraq. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2016 at 55 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Ricardo Odnoposoff
Argentine-born violinist (1914-2004).
Born February 24th, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 26th, 2004 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Adam Wolanin
American soccer player (1919-1987).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Lviv.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 67 years old in Park Ridge.
Tahira Tahirova
Soviet diplomat (1913-1991).
Born November 7th, 1913 in Baýramaly.
Died October 26th, 1991 at 77 years old in Baku.
Cargill Gilston Knott
British mathematician and physicist.
Born June 30th, 1856 in Penicuik.
Died October 26th, 1922 at 66 years old in Edinburgh.
Otto Scheff
Austrian swimmer (1889-1956).
Born December 12th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Maria Enzersdorf.
Alfred Tysoe
British athlete (1874-1901).
Born March 21st, 1874 in Burnley.
Died October 26th, 1901 at 27 years old in Blackpool.
Charles van Lerberghe
Belgian poet (1861-1907).
Born October 21st, 1861 in Ghent.
Died October 26th, 1907 at 46 years old in City of Brussels.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 163
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson