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February 26th
179 Notable deaths
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Venezuelan writer, politician, diplomat and journalist (1907-2001).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Caracas. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2001 at 94 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amalia Fleming
Greek physician, bacteriologist (1912-1986).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died February 26th, 1986 at 73 years old in Athens.
Gustavs Klucis
Soviet artist (1895-1938).
Born January 4th, 1895 in Rūjiena. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1938 at 43 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marie-Claire Alain
French organist and organ teacher.
Born August 10th, 1926 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2013 at 86 years old in Paris, Le Pecq. [ref]
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director.
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Gleb Pavlovsky
Russian political scientist (1951–2023).
Born March 5th, 1951 in Odesa.
Died February 26th, 2023 at 71 years old in First Moscow Hospice. [ref]
Yokoyama Taikan
Japanese painter (1868-1958).
Born October 2nd, 1868 in Mito.
Died February 26th, 1958 at 89 years old in Taitō-ku.
James Algar
Film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Born June 11th, 1912 in Modesto. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1998 at 85 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Josef Thorak
Austrian sculptor.
Born February 7th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died February 26th, 1952 at 63 years old in Hartmannsberg.
Vlas Chubar
Soviet politician (1891-1939).
Born February 22nd, 1891 in Fedorivka. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1939 at 48 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi