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February 26th
186 Notable deaths
Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen
Dutch physicist.
Born July 3rd, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1974 at 86 years old in Delft.
Stanislav Kosior
Soviet politician (1889-1939).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Węgrów.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Robert Millar
American soccer player.
Born May 12th, 1890 in Paisley.
Died February 26th, 1967 at 76 years old in Staten Island.
Francisco Martínez Soria
Spanish actor (1902–1982).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Tarazona.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Karl Albiker
German sculptor (1878–1961).
Born September 16th, 1878 in Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 82 years old in Ettlingen.
Pierre Souvestre
French writer (1874-1914).
Born June 1st, 1874 in arrondissement of Quimper. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1914 at 39 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (influenza). [ref]
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.
Peter Lange-Müller
Danish composer (1850-1926).
Born December 1st, 1850 in Frederiksberg.
Died February 26th, 1926 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Alexander Amfiteatrov
Russian journalist and writer (1862-1938).
Born December 26th, 1862 in Kaluga. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1938 at 75 years old in Levanto. [ref]
Aleksandar Belić
Serbian linguist.
Born August 2nd, 1876 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1960 at 83 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 186
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