August 26th
165 Notable deaths
Osachi Hamaguchi
Japanese politician (1870-1931).
Born May 1st, 1870 in Godaisan.
Died August 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Tokyo (actinomycosis).
Carlos Paião
Portuguese recording artist, singer (1957-1988).
Born November 1st, 1957 in Coimbra.
Died August 26th, 1988 at 30 years old in Rio Maior (traffic collision).
Ludwig Thoma
German author, publisher and editor (1867–1921).
Born January 21st, 1867 in Oberammergau. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1921 at 54 years old in Tegernsee (stomach cancer).
Inge Borkh
German soprano.
Born May 26th, 1921 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2018 at 97 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Gleb Panfilov
Russian film director (1934–2023).
Born May 21st, 1934 in Magnitogorsk.
Died August 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jeanie MacPherson
Actress, screenwriter.
Born May 18th, 1886 in Boston.
Died August 26th, 1946 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Daniel Varujan
Armenian poet (1884-1915).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Dörteylül.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 31 years old in Çankırı (Armenian genocide).
Sven Stolpe
Swedish journalist.
Born August 24th, 1905 in Katarina church parish. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 91 years old in Filipstad church parish. [ref]
Oscar Cruz
Catholic archbishop (1934–2020).
Born November 17th, 1934 in Balanga.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 85 years old in Manila (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 165
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young