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February 26th
191 Notable deaths
Norm Van Lier
American basketball player.
Born April 1st, 1947 in East Liverpool.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Howard Hanson
American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist (1896–1981).
Born October 28th, 1896 in Wahoo.
Died February 26th, 1981 at 84 years old in Rochester.
Tjalling Koopmans
Dutch american economist.
Born August 28th, 1910 in 's-Graveland. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1985 at 74 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Bob Richards
American athletics competitor, pole vaulter (1926–2023).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Champaign.
Died February 26th, 2023 at 97 years old in Waco. [ref]
Katarzyna Kobro
Polish sculptor (1898-1951).
Born January 26th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died February 26th, 1951 at 53 years old in Łódź.
Andy Bathgate
Canadian ice hockey player (1932-2016).
Born August 28th, 1932 in Winnipeg.
Died February 26th, 2016 at 83 years old in Brampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Dan Shomron
Israeli chief of staff.
Born August 5th, 1937 in Ashdot Ya'akov.
Died February 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
Theodore Schultz
American economist.
Born April 30th, 1902 in Arlington. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1998 at 95 years old in Evanston. [ref]
Frieda Inescort
Scottish actress.
Born June 29th, 1901 in Edinburgh.
Died February 26th, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (multiple sclerosis).
Anna Larina
Russian writer (1914–1996).
Born January 27th, 1914 in Russian Empire.
Died February 26th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 191
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