February 26th
191 Notable deaths
Peggy Pearce
American actress (1894-1975).
Born June 4th, 1894 in Long Beach.
Died February 26th, 1975 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
René de Possel
French mathematician (1905–1974).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Marseille.
Died February 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Clamart.
Joan Alcover Maspons
Spanish author.
Born May 3rd, 1854 in Palma. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Palma. [ref]
Éloi Meulenberg
Belgian cyclist (1912–1989).
Born September 22nd, 1912 in Charleroi.
Died February 26th, 1989 at 76 years old in Belgium.
Alberto Galateo
Argentine footballer.
Born July 1st, 1911 in Santa Fe.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 49 years old
Salah Larbès
Algerian footballer (1952–2024).
Born September 16th, 1952 in Algiers.
Died February 26th, 2024 at 71 years old in Tizi Ouzou. [ref]
Sándor Szurmay
Hungarian politician (1860-1945).
Born December 19th, 1860 in Bocșa.
Died February 26th, 1945 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Martin Gareis
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891-1976).
Born October 6th, 1891 in Berlin.
Died February 26th, 1976 at 84 years old in Kreuth.
Wayne Frye
American rower (1930–2014).
Born November 30th, 1930 in Trinity.
Died February 26th, 2014 at 83 years old in Lexington.
Gerrit Schulte
Dutch road bicycle racer (1916–1992).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Amsterdam.
Died February 26th, 1992 at 76 years old
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner