February 26th
174 Notable deaths
Jack Clayton
British film director (1921-1995).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1995 at 73 years old in Slough.
Carl Solomon
American writer.
Born March 30th, 1928 in New York City.
Died February 26th, 1993 at 64 years old in The Bronx.
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow, Riga. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź. [ref]
Dean Richards
English footballer (1974-2011).
Born June 9th, 1974 in Bradford.
Died February 26th, 2011 at 36 years old in Leeds. [ref]
Mieczysław Weinberg
Polish soviet composer.
Born December 8th, 1919 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Danny Ongais
Racecar driver.
Born May 21st, 1942 in Kahului.
Died February 26th, 2022 at 79 years old in Anaheim Hills. [ref]
Avijit Roy
Bangladeshi-american engineer, blogger and activist (1972-2015).
Born September 12th, 1972 in Bangladesh. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2015 at 42 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Robert Aickman
British writer and conservationist (1914-1981).
Born June 27th, 1914 in London.
Died February 26th, 1981 at 66 years old in London.
Howard Hanson
American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist.
Born October 28th, 1896 in Wahoo. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1981 at 84 years old in Rochester.
Saitō Makoto
Japanese admiral (1858-1936).
Born December 2nd, 1858 in Mizusawa.
Died February 26th, 1936 at 77 years old in Yotsuya-ku (attempted murder).
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry