August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Jiří Tichý
Czech footballer (1933-2016).
Born December 6th, 1933 in Jeneč.
Died August 26th, 2016 at 82 years old in Podivín. [ref]
Nojim Maiyegun
Boxer.
Born February 17th, 1941 in Lagos.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 83 years old [ref]
Josef Musil
Czechoslovak volleyballist.
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Kostelní Lhota. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Prague, Thomayer Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dominique Walter
French singer (1942-2013).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 71 years old in Pollença.
Minoru Honda
Japanese astronomer.
Born February 26th, 1913 in Tottori Prefecture.
Died August 26th, 1990 at 77 years old
Frank Baumgartl
East german athlete.
Born May 29th, 1955 in Bad Schlema.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 55 years old in Como. [ref]
Adhemar Pimenta
Brazilian football manager (1896-1970).
Born April 12th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 26th, 1970 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Wojciech Żukrowski
Polish writer.
Born May 14th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Eugène Py
French film director.
Born May 19th, 1859 in Carcassonne.
Died August 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jimmy Forrest
African american jazz musician (1920-1980).
Born January 24th, 1920 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 60 years old in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 149
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid