June 26th
193 Notable deaths
Jürgen von Beckerath
German egyptologist (1920–2016).
Born February 19th, 1920 in Hanover.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 96 years old in Schlehdorf. [ref]
Ahmad Matin-Daftari
Prime minister of iran (1996-1971).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Tehran.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 74 years old in Tehran.
Antonina Nezhdanova
Russian opera singer.
Born June 16th, 1873 in Odesa.
Died June 26th, 1950 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Habib Thiam
Senegalese politician (1933-2017).
Born January 21st, 1933 in Keur Madiabel.
Died June 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Gina Cigna
Opera singer (1900–2001).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Angers.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 101 years old in Milan (disease).
Yaşar Yakış
Turkish diplomat.
Born August 1st, 1938 in Akçakoca. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2024 at 85 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Vasile Pârvan
Romanian historian and archaeologist (1882–1927).
Born September 28th, 1882 in Huruiești.
Died June 26th, 1927 at 44 years old in Bucharest.
Garo Kahkejian
Armenian soldier (1962-1993).
Born March 24th, 1962 in Aleppo.
Died June 26th, 1993 at 31 years old in Çardaqlı.
Hervé Boussard
Olympic cyclist (1966–2013).
Born March 8th, 1966 in Pithiviers.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 47 years old in Lésigny (epilepsy).
Grigorii Mikhailovich Fichtenholz
Russian mathematician.
Died June 26th, 1959 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 193
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson