August 26th
149 Notable deaths
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.
Raffaello Gambino
Italian water polo player (1928-1989).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1989 at 61 years old
Lajos Petri
Hungarian sculptor.
Born June 18th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1963 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Wolfgang Bauer
Austrian writer (1941-2005).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Graz. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2005 at 64 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ferdinand Minnaert
Belgian gymnast and politician (1887-1975).
Born November 27th, 1887 in Ghent.
Died August 26th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ghent.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran