August 26th
155 Notable deaths
Adam Wójcik
Polish basketball player.
Born April 20th, 1970 in Oława. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 47 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
Daniel Gorenstein
American mathematician.
Born January 1st, 1923 in Boston.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 69 years old in United States of America.
Aloysius Ambrozic
Cardinal.
Born January 27th, 1930 in Gabrje.
Died August 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Ernesto Basile
Italian architect (1857-1932).
Born January 31st, 1857 in Palermo.
Died August 26th, 1932 at 75 years old in Palermo.
Yehoshafat Harkabi
Israeli general (1921-1994).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Haifa.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Gleb Panfilov
Russian film director (1934–2023).
Born May 21st, 1934 in Magnitogorsk.
Died August 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lawrence Shehan
Catholic cardinal (1898-1984).
Born March 18th, 1898 in Baltimore.
Died August 26th, 1984 at 86 years old in Baltimore.
Åke Fridell
Actor (1919-1985).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Gävle.
Died August 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
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]
Mário Pinto de Andrade
Angolan poet and politician (1928–1990).
Born August 21st, 1928 in Golungo Alto. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1990 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 155
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan