August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Harry Elmer Barnes
American historian and holocaust denier.
Born June 15th, 1889 in Auburn.
Died August 26th, 1968 at 79 years old in Malibu.
Pal Benko
Hungarian-american chess player.
Born July 15th, 1928 in Amiens. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2019 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ismail al-Azhari
President of sudan from 1965 to 1969.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Omdurman.
Died August 26th, 1969 at 67 years old in Sudan.
Remo Giazotto
Italian musicologist and composer.
Born September 4th, 1910 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 87 years old in Pisa.
Nikolay Gumilev
Russian writer (1886-1921).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Kronstadt.
Died August 26th, 1921 at 35 years old in Saint Petersburg (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Clyde Walcott
West indian cricketer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Bridgetown.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 80 years old in Bridgetown. [ref]
Thomas Gordon
American psychologist (1918-2002).
Born March 11th, 1918 in California. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2002 at 84 years old in California, Solana Beach. [ref]
Dušan Simović
First prime minister of yugoslavia in exile (1882-1962).
Born October 28th, 1882 in Kragujevac.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Belgrade (disease).
Raimon Panikkar
Spanish-indian catholic priest and theologian (1918-2010).
Born November 2nd, 1918 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2010 at 91 years old in Tavertet. [ref]
John J. Gilligan
American politician, governor of ohio (1921–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Cincinnati.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (heart failure).
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