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May 26th
166 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1999 at 93 years old in Basel. [ref]
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.
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]
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).
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