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May 26th
163 Notable deaths
Alice Tegnér
Swedish music teacher and children's songs composer.
Born March 12th, 1864 in Karlshamn church parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1943 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Michel Jobert
French politician (1921-2002).
Born September 11th, 1921 in Meknes.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Áron Tamási
Hungarian writer (1897-1966).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Lupeni.
Died May 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Budapest.
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 (1904–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1904 in Forest Hill.
Died May 26th, 1976 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou