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May 26th
159 Notable deaths
Vilém Kurz
Czech music educator and pianist.
Born December 23rd, 1872 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1945 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Amado Alonso
Spanish philologist, linguist, and literary critic (1896–1952).
Born September 13th, 1896 in Lerín.
Died May 26th, 1952 at 55 years old in Arlington.
Olof Molander
Swedish director.
Born October 8th, 1892 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1966 at 73 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Melitta Brunner
Austrian figure skater.
Born January 28th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 26th, 2003 at 96 years old in Philadelphia.
Waleed Al-Jasem
Kuwaiti footballer.
Born November 18th, 1959 in Kuwait.
Died May 26th, 2025 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hans von Arnim
German-austrian classical philologist (1859–1931).
Born September 14th, 1859 in Groß Fredenwalde.
Died May 26th, 1931 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Anna Sandström
Swedish feminist.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Ole Berntsen
Sailor.
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Hellerup.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Armandinho
Brazilian footballer and manager.
Born June 3rd, 1911 in São Carlos.
Died May 26th, 1972 at 60 years old in Santos.
Gottfried Diener
Bobsledder (1926-2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Zürich.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Engelberg. [ref]
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