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May 26th
168 Notable deaths
Eriprando Visconti
Italian film director.
Born September 24th, 1932 in Milan.
Died May 26th, 1995 at 62 years old in Mortara (pulmonary emphysema).
Emil Lask
German philosopher (1875–1915).
Born September 25th, 1875 in Wadowice.
Died May 26th, 1915 at 39 years old in Mala Turia.
Archduchess Eleonora of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1886-1966).
Born November 28th, 1886 in Pula.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Baden.
Krzysztof Nowak
Polish footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 27th, 1975 in Warsaw.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 29 years old in Wolfsburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Jorge Icaza Coronel
Ecuadorian writer (1906-1978).
Born June 10th, 2024 in Quito. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1978 at -47 years old in Loja Province (Viagra). [ref]
Tamaki Miura
Japanese singer (1884-1946).
Born February 22nd, 1884 in Kyōbashi.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 62 years old in Japan (bladder cancer).
Francis Carco
New caledonian-born french writer.
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Noumea. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1958 at 71 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Haika Grossman
Israeli politician (1919-1996).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Białystok. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Israel.
Gideon Ståhlberg
Chess player (1908–1967).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Surte.
Died May 26th, 1967 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Oleh Hornykiewicz
Austrian biochemist (1926-2020).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Lviv.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte