August 26th
155 Notable deaths
Matthias Volz
Olympic gymnast.
Born May 4th, 1910 in Schwabach.
Died August 26th, 2004 at 94 years old in Spalt.
Nikolay Baskakov
Russian turkologist.
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Solvychegodsk.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Georg Werner
Swedish freestyle swimmer.
Born April 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died August 26th, 2002 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
Pauls Kalniņš
Latvian politician (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Vilce Parish.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Lustenau.
József Vágó
Hungarian footballer (1906-1945).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Debrecen.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hungary.
Kauko Hänninen
Finnish rower.
Born January 28th, 1930 in Kinnula.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Sipoo. [ref]
Percy Bryant
Bobsledder.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Saranac Lake.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 62 years old in New York City.
Pedro Arreitunandia
Spanish bicycle racer.
Born July 24th, 1974 in Carbia, Vila de Cruces.
Died August 26th, 2025 at 51 years old in Mutriku. [ref]
Raffaello Gambino
Italian water polo player (1928-1989).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1989 at 61 years old
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran