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May 26th
219 Notable deaths
Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana
President of upper volta and burkina faso (1916-2005).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Dianra.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 89 years old in Ouagadougou.
Kathleen Winsor
American author (1919-2003).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Olivia. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2003 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer (1880–1951).
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Charles Day
American rower (1914–1962).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Colville.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 45 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Ascanio Sobrero
Italian chemist (1812–1888).
Born October 12th, 1812 in Casale Monferrato.
Died May 26th, 1888 at 75 years old in Turin.
Mamo Wolde
Ethiopian marathon runner (1932–2002).
Born June 12th, 1932 in Oromia Region.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 69 years old in Addis Ababa (liver cancer).
Marcel Renault
French racing driver (1872–1903).
Born May 14th, 1872 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 26th, 1903 at 31 years old in Payré (traffic collision).
Ahmet Cevdet Pasha
Ottoman statesman (1822-1895).
Born March 22nd, 1822 in Lovech.
Died May 26th, 1895 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
R. V. C. Bodley
British army officer (1892-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1892 in Paris.
Died May 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Bramley.
Armando Picchi
Italian footballer and manager (1935-1971).
Born June 20th, 1935 in Livorno.
Died May 26th, 1971 at 35 years old in Sanremo (cancer).
Mirjafar Baghirov
Azerbaijani soviet politician (1895-1956).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Guba.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 60 years old in Baku (gunshot wound).
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
Only child of duke karl theodor in bavaria and princess sophie of saxony (1865-1912).
Born December 24th, 1865 in Munich.
Died May 26th, 1912 at 46 years old in Stuttgart.
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906–1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel.
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel.
Paul Hawkins
Racecar driver (1937-1969).
Born October 12th, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died May 26th, 1969 at 31 years old in Oulton Park.
Ted Dumitru
Romanian football manager (1939-2016).
Born September 2nd, 1939 in Bucharest.
Died May 26th, 2016 at 76 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louise Weiss
French journalist, writer, feminist & politician (1893-1983).
Born January 25th, 1893 in Arras.
Died May 26th, 1983 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Tosia Altman
Member of the polish resistance in world war ii.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Włocławek.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 24 years old in Warsaw Ghetto.
Roger Piantoni
French footballer (1931–2018).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Étain.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Nancy. [ref]
Loris Francesco Capovilla
Roman catholic archbishop (1915–2016).
Born October 14th, 1915 in Pontelongo.
Died May 26th, 2016 at 100 years old in Bergamo. [ref]
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
French painter (1845–1902).
Born June 10th, 1845 in Batignolles-Monceau.
Died May 26th, 1902 at 56 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Édouard Michelin
French manufacturer (1963-2006).
Born August 13th, 1963 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 42 years old in Île-de-Sein (drowning).
Jónas Hallgrímsson
Icelandic writer (1807–1845).
Born November 16th, 1807 in Hörgársveit.
Died May 26th, 1845 at 37 years old in Copenhagen (infectious disease).
Richard Rober
American actor (1910-1952).
Born May 14th, 1910 in Rochester.
Died May 26th, 1952 at 42 years old in Santa Monica (traffic collision).
Mariana de Pineda Muñoz
Spanish heroine (1804–1831).
Born September 1st, 1804 in Granada.
Died May 26th, 1831 at 26 years old in Granada (garrote).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson