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May 26th
157 Notable deaths
Murray Dowey
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born January 3rd, 1926 in Toronto.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 95 years old in Toronto.
Samvel Gasparov
Soviet film director.
Born June 7th, 1938 in Tbilisi.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Aharon Razin
Israeli biochemist (1935-2019).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 26th, 2019 at 84 years old in Israel.
Ruth Smith
Danish artist (1913-1958).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Vágur.
Died May 26th, 1958 at 45 years old in Vágur (drowning).
Hermann von Stein
Prussian ww1 minister of war. (1854-1927).
Born September 13th, 1854 in Wedderstedt.
Died May 26th, 1927 at 72 years old in Kloster Lehnin.
Sergei Melgunov
Russian historian and politician.
Born January 6th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne.
Edgar Moon
Australian tennis player.
Born December 3rd, 1904 in Forest Hill.
Died May 26th, 1976 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Leo Canjels
Dutch footballer and manager (1933-2010).
Born April 1st, 1933 in Breda.
Died May 26th, 2010 at 77 years old in Breda. [ref]
Aurélia de Souza
Portuguese painter (1866–1922).
Born June 13th, 1866 in Valparaíso.
Died May 26th, 1922 at 55 years old in Porto.
Marek Krejčí
Slovak footballer (1980-2007).
Born November 20th, 1980 in Bratislava.
Died May 26th, 2007 at 26 years old in Maitenbeth (traffic collision). [ref]
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