August 26th
165 Notable deaths
Cullen Landis
Actor, director.
Born July 9th, 1896 in Nashville.
Died August 26th, 1975 at 79 years old in Bloomfield Hills (disease).
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
Brazilian cardinal (1933–2023).
Born October 19th, 1933 in Juiz de Fora.
Died August 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Londrina. [ref]
Bertrand Marchand
French football player and manager (1953-2023).
Born April 27th, 1953 in Dinan. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2023 at 70 years old in Éréac. [ref]
Sarmiza Bilcescu
Romanian lawyer (1867-1935).
Born April 27th, 1867 in Bucharest.
Died August 26th, 1935 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Lucy Morton
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1898-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1898 in Knutsford.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 82 years old in Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Peter Kern
Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1949-2015).
Born February 13th, 1949 in Vienna.
Died August 26th, 2015 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Marita Petersen
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1940-2001).
Born October 21st, 1940 in Vágur.
Died August 26th, 2001 at 60 years old in Tórshavn (cancer).
Ruben Sevak
Armenian poet (1885–1915).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Silivri.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 30 years old in Çankırı (Armenian Genocide).
Vladimirs Petrovs
Latvian chess player (1908-1943).
Born September 27th, 1908 in Riga.
Died August 26th, 1943 at 34 years old in Kotlas, Vorkuta (pneumonia).
Harry Hooper
English footballer (born 1933).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Pittington.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in Hunstanton. [ref]
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