August 26th
165 Notable deaths
Raimon Panikkar
Spanish-indian catholic priest and theologian (1918-2010).
Born November 2nd, 1918 in Barcelona.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 91 years old in Tavertet. [ref]
José Manuel Moreno Fernández
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1978).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1978 at 62 years old in Merlo.
John J. Gilligan
American politician, governor of ohio (1921–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Cincinnati.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (heart failure).
Gaston Thorn
Prime minister of luxembourg (1928-2007).
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Nikolay Gumilev
Russian writer (1886-1921).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kronstadt.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Knud Enemark Jensen
Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Aarhus.
Died August 26th, 1960 at 23 years old in Rome (doping in sport).
Joseph Tyrrell
Canadian geologist (1858–1957).
Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.
Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918-1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Alexander Goehr
English composer.
Born August 10th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 92 years old in Cambridgeshire. [ref]
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1953-2009).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Najaf.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
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