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July 26th
227 Notable deaths
Henry Macintosh
Scottish athlete (1892-1918).
Born June 10th, 1892 in Kelso.
Died July 26th, 1918 at 26 years old in Albert.
Marit Paulsen
Norwegian-born swedish politician.
Born November 24th, 1939 in Oslo.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 82 years old [ref]
Gordon Dunn
American discus thrower (1912-1964).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Portland.
Died July 26th, 1964 at 52 years old in San Francisco.
Arvo Valton
Estonian writer (1935–2024).
Born December 14th, 1935 in Märjamaa.
Died July 26th, 2024 at 88 years old in Märjamaa. [ref]
William F. Kirby
American politician (1867-1934).
Born November 16th, 1867 in Texarkana.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 66 years old in Little Rock.
Siegfried Passarge
German geographer (1866-1958).
Born November 28th, 1866 in Königsberg.
Died July 26th, 1958 at 91 years old in Bremen.
Shafiga Akhundova
Azerbaijani composer (1924-2013).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Shaki.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 89 years old in Baku. [ref]
Anatoli Zhelezniakov
Russian anarchist and revolutionary (1895-1919).
Born May 14th, 1895 in Fedoskino.
Died July 26th, 1919 at 24 years old in Piatykhatky.
Alfredo del Águila
Mexican footballer (1935-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1935 in Mexico City.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ferry Graf
Austrian-finnish singer (1931-2017).
Born December 14th, 1931 in Ternitz.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Federico Munerati
Italian footballer and manager (1901-1980).
Born October 16th, 1901 in La Spezia.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 78 years old in Chiavari.
Božo Broketa
Croatian footballer (1922-1985).
Born December 24th, 1922 in Dubrovnik.
Died July 26th, 1985 at 62 years old in Dubrovnik.
Aloyzas Kveinys
Lithuanian chess player (1962-2018).
Born July 9th, 1962 in Vilnius.
Died July 26th, 2018 at 56 years old [ref]
Sava Antić
Serbian footballer (1930–1998).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died July 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Traugott Buhre
German actor (1929–2009).
Born June 21st, 1929 in Chernyakhovsk.
Died July 26th, 2009 at 80 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Abdülkadir İnan
Turkic studies researcher, bashkir statehood activist, public figure, writer.
Born October 29th, 1889 in Sarikulmiak.
Died July 26th, 1976 at 86 years old in Istanbul.
David Zogg
Swiss alpine skier (1902-1977).
Born December 18th, 1902 in Azmoos.
Died July 26th, 1977 at 74 years old in Arosa.
Anne-Marie Garat
French writer (1946–2022).
Born October 9th, 1946 in Bordeaux.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 75 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vojtech Zamarovský
Slovak historian, translator and science writer (1919-2006).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Trenčín, Zamarovce. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Prague (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ernesto Fígoli
Uruguayan football manager (1888–1951).
Born August 21st, 1888 in Montevideo.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Bruno Foresti
Roman catholic archbishop (1923–2022).
Born May 6th, 1923 in Tavernola Bergamasca.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 99 years old in Gavardo.
Otto Furrer
Swiss alpine and cross-country skier (1903-1951).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Zermatt.
Died July 26th, 1951 at 47 years old in Matterhorn.
Oleh Babayev
Ukrainian politician and businessman (1965-2014).
Born October 21st, 1965 in Kursk.
Died July 26th, 2014 at 48 years old in Kremenchuk.
Ariadna Efron
Painter (1912-1975).
Born September 18th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died July 26th, 1975 at 62 years old in Tarusa.
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