February 26th
186 Notable deaths
Georges Sagnac
French physicist who lent his name to the sagnac effect (1869–1928).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Périgueux.
Died February 26th, 1928 at 58 years old in Meudon.
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
President of nicaragua (1871-1966).
Born May 11th, 1871 in Nicaragua. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1966 at 94 years old in Managua.
Ruth Drexel
German actress (1930-2009).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2009 at 78 years old in Feldkirchen (cancer). [ref]
Hasan Âli Yücel
Turkish education reformer.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Sergei Dorensky
Russian musician.
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Duke Nalon
Racecar driver.
Born March 2nd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died February 26th, 2001 at 87 years old
Felix Auerbach
German jewish physicist and art collector (1856-1933), suicide.
Born November 12th, 1856 in Wrocław.
Died February 26th, 1933 at 76 years old in Jena.
Antonio Seguí
Argentine artist.
Born January 11th, 1934 in Villa Allende. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2022 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Dimitar Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1858-1907).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Nicolae Bălcescu.
Died February 26th, 1907 at 48 years old in Sofia.
Maria Bach
Austrian musician, composer and artist (1896-1978).
Born March 1st, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1978 at 81 years old in Vienna.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau