May 26th
154 Notable deaths
John Longden
1900–1971; west indian-born english film actor.
Born November 11th, 1900 in West Indies.
Died May 26th, 1971 at 70 years old in Greater London (disease).
Alan Kotok
American computer scientist.
Born November 9th, 1941 in Philadelphia.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 64 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer known for yodeling (1897–1933).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Meridian. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1933 at 35 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jerome Hellman
Film producer (1928-2021).
Born September 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Egremont. [ref]
John Jacob Abel
American biochemist and pharmacologist.
Born May 19th, 1857 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1938 at 81 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Karel Kramář
Czech politician, political prisoner and lawyer (1860-1937).
Born December 27th, 1860 in Vysoké nad Jizerou. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1937 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Omer Nishani
Albanian politician (1887-1954).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Naser Malek Motiee
Iranian actor and film director.
Born April 11th, 1930 in Tehran.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 88 years old in Tehran (kidney failure). [ref]
Sharon Lynn
American actress.
Born April 9th, 1908 in Weatherford.
Died May 26th, 1963 at 55 years old in Hollywood.
Vitaly Abalakov
Mountaineer, inventor,armero (1906-1986).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 80 years old in Moscow.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks