February 26th
192 Notable deaths
Paula Montal Fornés
Spanish nun.
Born October 11th, 1799.
Died February 26th, 1899 at 99 years old in Madrid.
Pierre Roques
French air force general (1856-1920).
Born December 28th, 1856 in Marseillan.
Died February 26th, 1920 at 63 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Rahmah El Yunusiyyah
Indonesian politician and education activist.
Born October 26th, 1900 in Bukit Surungan.
Died February 26th, 1969 at 68 years old in Padang Panjang.
Ilyas Zhansugurov
Kazakhstani poet (1894-1938).
Born May 1st, 1894 in Kopalsky Uyezd.
Died February 26th, 1938 at 43 years old in Almaty.
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Austrian film director (1905-1993).
Born June 25th, 1905 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1993 at 87 years old in Wildbad Kreuth. [ref]
Uberto de Morpurgo
Italian tennis player (1896–1961).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Trieste.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Alif Hajiyev
Hero of azerbaijani (1953-1992).
Born June 24th, 1953 in Khojaly.
Died February 26th, 1992 at 38 years old in Khojaly.
Heinrich Häberlin
Member of the swiss federal council (1868-1947).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Weinfelden.
Died February 26th, 1947 at 78 years old in Frauenfeld.
Christian Goethals
Belgian racing driver (1928-2003).
Born August 4th, 1928 in Kortrijk.
Died February 26th, 2003 at 74 years old in Kortrijk.
Karl Dedecius
German translator (1921-2016).
Died February 26th, 2016 at 94 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 192
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore