February 26th
191 Notable deaths
Hasan Âli Yücel
Turkish education reformer.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
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.
Eri Klas
Estonian conductor.
Born June 7th, 1939 in Tallinn.
Died February 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction).
Mario Mattoli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1898–1980).
Born November 30th, 1898 in Tolentino.
Died February 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rome.
Duke Nalon
Racecar driver.
Born March 2nd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died February 26th, 2001 at 87 years old
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]
Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen
Dutch physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1974 at 86 years old in Delft.
Dimitar Petkov
Bulgarian politician (1858-1907).
Born November 2nd, 1858 in Nicolae Bălcescu.
Died February 26th, 1907 at 48 years old in Sofia.
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.
Sergei Dorensky
Russian musician.
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 191
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler