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February 26th
179 Notable deaths
William Inge
English author, anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954).
Born June 6th, 1860 in Crayke.
Died February 26th, 1954 at 93 years old in Wallingford.
Eugene Garfield
American information and library scientist (1925–2017).
Born September 16th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louis Feuillade
French film director of the silent era (1873-1925).
Born February 19th, 1873 in Lunel.
Died February 26th, 1925 at 52 years old in Nice (peritonitis).
Rafael Merry del Val
Spanish cardinal and diplomat. (1865–1930).
Born October 10th, 1865 in London.
Died February 26th, 1930 at 64 years old in Rome.
Alfredo Quintana
Cuban-portuguese handballer.
Born March 20th, 1988 in Havana. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2021 at 32 years old in Porto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman. [ref]
Pavel Postyshev
Soviet politician (1887-1939).
Born September 18th, 1887 in Ivanovo.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Schwob
French writer.
Born August 23rd, 1867 in Chaville. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1905 at 37 years old in Paris. [ref]
Leopold Kohr
Austrian academic (1909-1994).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg.
Died February 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gloucester.
Ludvig Faddeev
Russian mathematician and physicist.
Born March 23rd, 1934 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2017 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 179
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