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August 26th
155 Notable deaths
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]
Vera Stroyeva
Soviet film director (1903-1991).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Kyiv.
Died August 26th, 1991 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Bob Maitland
English racing cyclist.
Born March 31st, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 86 years old in Metz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francesco Paolo Frontini
Italian composer (1860-1939).
Born August 6th, 1860 in Catania.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Catania.
Heinrich Grünfeld
Austrian cellist and composer (1855-1931).
Born July 4th, 1855 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1931 at 76 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alexandru Borbely
Romanian footballer (1910–1987).
Born December 12th, 1900 in Bucharest.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 86 years old
Jaanus Kuum
Estonian cyclist (1964–1998).
Born October 2nd, 1964 in Tallinn.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 33 years old in Oslo.
Kjell Sjöberg
Swedish ski jumper.
Born May 11th, 1937 in Örnsköldsvik. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2013 at 76 years old in Örnsköldsvik. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 155
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