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May 26th
166 Notable deaths
Anna Sandström
Swedish feminist.
Born September 3rd, 1854 in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Kungsholms parish. [ref]
Melitta Brunner
Austrian figure skater (1907–2003).
Born January 28th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 26th, 2003 at 96 years old in Philadelphia.
Ole Berntsen
Danish sailor (1915–1996).
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Hellerup.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Yelena Ubiyvovk
Soviet resistance fighter (1918–1942).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Poltava.
Died May 26th, 1942 at 23 years old in Poltava.
Helen Aitchison
British tennis player (1881–1947).
Born December 6th, 1881 in Sunderland.
Died May 26th, 1947 at 65 years old in Aylesbury.
Sven Friberg
Swedish footballer and manager (1895-1964).
Born February 7th, 1895 in Lysekil Parish.
Died May 26th, 1964 at 69 years old in Gothenburg.
Vladimir Lopukhin
Russian politician.
Born May 23rd, 1952 in Moscow.
Died May 26th, 2020 at 68 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Gottfried Diener
Bobsledder (1926-2015).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Zurich.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Engelberg. [ref]
John Price
American competitive sailor, born 1920.
Born January 19th, 1920 in Miami.
Died May 26th, 1991 at 71 years old in Miami.
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid