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August 26th
165 Notable deaths
József Vágó
Hungarian footballer (1906-1945).
Born June 30th, 1906 in Debrecen.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hungary.
Hans Esser
German fencer (1909–1988).
Born January 15th, 1909 in Essen.
Died August 26th, 1988 at 79 years old in Hilden.
Georg Werner
Swedish freestyle swimmer.
Born April 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died August 26th, 2002 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
Kauko Hänninen
Finnish rower.
Born January 28th, 1930 in Kinnula.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Sipoo. [ref]
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]
Leslie Savage
British swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born March 16th, 1897 in Sutton. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1979 at 82 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Alesʹ Razanaŭ
Belarusian writer, translator and poet (1947–2021).
Born December 5th, 1947 in Sialiec.
Died August 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Wolfgang Bauer
Austrian writer (1941-2005).
Born March 18th, 1941 in Graz.
Died August 26th, 2005 at 64 years old in Graz (myocardial infarction).
Louis Heusghem
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born December 26th, 1882 in Ransart.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 56 years old in Montigny-le-Tilleul.
Percy Bryant
Bobsledder.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Saranac Lake.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 62 years old in New York City.
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