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May 26th
157 Notable deaths
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]
Roger Piantoni
French association football player (1931-2018).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Étain. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Nancy. [ref]
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.
Louise Weiss
French journalist, writer, feminist & politician (1893-1983).
Born January 25th, 1893 in Arras. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1983 at 90 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Sacher
Swiss conductor (1906-1999).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
Mirjafar Baghirov
Azerbaijani soviet politician (1895-1956).
Born September 17th, 1895 in Quba.
Died May 26th, 1956 at 60 years old in Baku (ballistic trauma).
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).
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
Only child of duke karl-theodor in bavaria and his first wife princess sophie of saxony (1865-1912).
Born December 24th, 1865 in Munich.
Died May 26th, 1912 at 46 years old in Stuttgart.
Pierre Bellemare
French writer and entertainer (1929-2018).
Born October 21st, 1929 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Vicente Aranda
Spanish film director.
Born November 9th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 157
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou