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February 26th
246 Notable deaths
Wayne Frye
American rower (1930–2014).
Born November 30th, 1930 in Trinity.
Died February 26th, 2014 at 83 years old in Lexington.
Gerrit Schulte
Dutch road bicycle racer (1916–1992).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Amsterdam.
Died February 26th, 1992 at 76 years old
Tatjana Sais
Actress (1910-1981).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Frankfurt.
Died February 26th, 1981 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Ivar Nilsson
Swedish olympic speed skater (1933–2019).
Born June 12th, 1933 in Gothenburg Municipality.
Died February 26th, 2019 at 85 years old in Hindås. [ref]
Knut Frydenlund
Norwegian politician (1927-1987).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Drammen.
Died February 26th, 1987 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Francisco Osorto
Salvadoran footballer (1957–2023).
Born March 20th, 1957 in La Unión.
Died February 26th, 2023 at 65 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Sophie Sager
Swedish feminist, writer (1825-1902).
Born June 3rd, 1825 in Byarums parish. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1902 at 76 years old in New York City.
Sotero Aranguren
Former spanish footballer (1894-1922).
Born May 7th, 1894 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 26th, 1922 at 27 years old in San Sebastián.
Kevin Neufeld
Canadian rower (1960–2022).
Born November 6th, 1960 in St. Catharines.
Died February 26th, 2022 at 61 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Ladislava Bakanic
American gymnast (1924-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in White Plains. [ref]
François-Marie Luzel
French writer (1821–1895).
Born June 6th, 1821 in Plouaret.
Died February 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Quimper.
Honey Sri-Isan
Thai female singer.
Born October 22nd, 1971 in Kalasin. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1992 at 20 years old in Si Sa Ket (traffic collision).
Branislav Martinović
Olympic wrestler (1937-2015).
Born November 29th, 1937 in Belgrade.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 77 years old in Belgrade.
August Ritter
German civil engineer and astrophysicist (1826–1908).
Born December 11th, 1826 in Lüneburg.
Died February 26th, 1908 at 81 years old in Lüneburg.
Gábor P. Szabó
Hungarian footballer (1902–1950).
Born October 14th, 1902 in Hungary.
Died February 26th, 1950 at 47 years old
Giuseppe D'Altrui
Italian water polo player (1934–2024).
Born April 7th, 1934 in Naples.
Died February 26th, 2024 at 89 years old in Pescara. [ref]
Gunnar Setterwall
Swedish tennis player (1881–1928).
Born August 18th, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died February 26th, 1928 at 46 years old in Stockholm.
Jaime Ramírez
Chilean footballer (1931–2003).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Santiago.
Died February 26th, 2003 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Curzio Maltese
Italian journalist, writer and politician (1959–2023).
Born March 30th, 1959 in Milan.
Died February 26th, 2023 at 63 years old in Milan.
Ödön Nádas
Hungarian footballer (1889–1960).
Born September 12th, 1891 in Kaposvár. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1960 at 68 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Alan Geldard
British cyclist (1927–2018).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Rochdale.
Died February 26th, 2018 at 90 years old in Salford. [ref]
Julius Skutnabb
Speed skater (1889–1965).
Born June 12th, 1889 in Helsinki.
Died February 26th, 1965 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Aleksandr Klepikov
Russian rower (1950–2021).
Born May 23rd, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 26th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1942).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome.
Angelo Arcidiacono
Fencer (1955–2007).
Born September 25th, 1955 in Catania.
Died February 26th, 2007 at 51 years old in Catania. [ref]
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