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May 26th
157 Notable deaths
Amado Alonso
Spanish philologist, linguist, and literary critic.
Born September 13th, 1896 in Lerín. [ref]
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]
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]
Vladimir Lopukhin
Russian politician.
Born May 23rd, 1952 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 68 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Helen Aitchison
British tennis player.
Born December 6th, 1881 in Sunderland.
Died May 26th, 1947 at 65 years old in Aylesbury.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 157
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