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February 26th
174 Notable deaths
Karl Friedrich Reiche
German botanist (1860-1929).
Born October 31st, 1860 in Dresden.
Died February 26th, 1929 at 68 years old in Munich.
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Efrem Forni
Italian cardinal.
Born January 10th, 1889 in Milan.
Died February 26th, 1976 at 87 years old in Rome.
Giuseppe D'Altrui
Italian water polo player.
Born April 7th, 1934 in Naples.
Died February 26th, 2024 at 89 years old in Pescara. [ref]
Emil Voigt
Gymnast (1879-1946).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Missouri.
Died February 26th, 1946 at 66 years old in Detroit.
Yves Ramousse
French bishop.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Sembadel. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2021 at 93 years old in Montauban (COVID-19). [ref]
Léon Vanderstuyft
Belgian cyclist (1890-1964).
Born May 5th, 1890 in Ypres. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1964 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Abraham Charité
Dutch weightlifter.
Born August 25th, 1917 in The Hague.
Died February 26th, 1991 at 73 years old in The Hague.
Louis Gantois
Canoe racer (1929-2011).
Born November 15th, 1929 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Euclydes Barbosa
Brazilian association football player (1909-1988).
Born December 7th, 1909 in São Paulo.
Died February 26th, 1988 at 78 years old in São Paulo (respiratory disease).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris