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May 26th
168 Notable deaths
Peter Zezel
Canadian ice hockey player (1965-2009).
Born April 22nd, 1965 in Scarborough.
Died May 26th, 2009 at 44 years old in Toronto (anemia). [ref]
Horatio Bottomley
English financier, journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor, swindler, and member of parliament (1860-1933).
Born March 23rd, 1860 in Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
Died May 26th, 1933 at 73 years old in Middlesex Hospital.
George Ball
American diplomat (1909-1994).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Des Moines.
Died May 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in New York City.
Al Simmons
Major league baseball player.
Born May 22nd, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 54 years old in Milwaukee.
Charles Horace Mayo
American physician.
Born July 19th, 1865 in Rochester.
Died May 26th, 1939 at 73 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Gunnar Björnstrand
Swedish actor (1909–1986).
Born November 13th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 76 years old in Stockholm.
George E. Stone
American actor (1903-1967).
Died May 26th, 1967 at 64 years old in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills (stroke).
Manfred von Ardenne
German researcher and applied physicist (1907-1997).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Hamburg.
Died May 26th, 1997 at 90 years old in Dresden.
Albert Leo Schlageter
German soldier.
Born August 12th, 1894 in Schönau im Schwarzwald.
Died May 26th, 1923 at 28 years old in Golzheim (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jacques Lipchitz
American and french sculptor (1891-1973).
Born August 22nd, 1891 in Druskininkai. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1973 at 81 years old in Capri. [ref]
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