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March 26th
182 Notable deaths
Augusta Savage
American sculptor.
Born February 29th, 1892 in Green Cove Springs.
Died March 26th, 1962 at 70 years old in New York City.
David Childs
American architect.
Born April 1st, 1941 in Princeton.
Died March 26th, 2025 at 83 years old in Pelham (Lewy body dementia). [ref]
Lin Yutang
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Banzai.
Died March 26th, 1976 at 80 years old in British Hong Kong.
James Caleb Boggs
American politician (1909-1993).
Born May 15th, 1909 in Cheswold. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1993 at 83 years old in Wilmington. [ref]
Max Ophüls
German film director (1902-1957).
Born May 6th, 1902 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1957 at 54 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Marylebone.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hawick (myocardial infarction).
Ananda Shankar
Indian musician (1942–1999).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Almora.
Died March 26th, 1999 at 56 years old in Kolkata.
Spiros Louis
Greek athlete.
Born January 12th, 1873 in Marousi.
Died March 26th, 1940 at 67 years old in Marousi.
Paul Dana
American racing driver.
Born April 15th, 1975 in St. Louis.
Died March 26th, 2006 at 30 years old in Miami (traffic collision).
Haseena Moin
Screenwriter (1941–2021).
Born November 20th, 1941 in Kanpur.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Karachi. [ref]
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