March 26th
174 Notable deaths
Dragutin Friedrich
Yugoslavian footballer.
Born January 5th, 1897 in Koprivnica.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 83 years old in Zagreb.
Yrjö Hietanen
Canoe racer.
Born July 12th, 1927 in Helsinki.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Victor Hochepied
French swimmer (1883-1966).
Born October 29th, 1883 in Lille. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1966 at 82 years old in Lille. [ref]
Albertus Wielsma
Dutch rower.
Born December 19th, 1883 in Amsterdam.
Died March 26th, 1968 at 84 years old in Amsterdam.
Rihei Sano
Japanese association football player.
Born September 21st, 1912 in Shizuoka.
Died March 26th, 1992 at 79 years old in Japan.
Hartmut Losch
Olympic athlete.
Born September 11th, 1943 in Angermünde.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 53 years old in Neu Fahrland.
Kurt Lundqvist
Swedish high jumper.
Born November 20th, 1914 in Landskrona. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1976 at 61 years old
Romolo Catasta
Italian rower (1923-1985).
Born March 26th, 1923 in Rome.
Died March 26th, 1985 at 62 years old [ref]
Reinhold Pommer
West german bicycle racer.
Born January 6th, 1935 in Zigartice.
Died March 26th, 2014 at 79 years old in Haßfurt. [ref]
Christa Deeleman-Reinhold
Dutch arachnologist (1930-2025).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Java. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2025 at 94 years old [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 174
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu