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August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Lotte Lehmann
German soprano.
Born February 27th, 1888 in Perleberg.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Joseph Tyrrell
Canadian geologist.
Born November 1st, 1858 in Weston.
Died August 26th, 1957 at 98 years old in Toronto.
José Manuel Moreno Fernández
Argentine footballer and manager (1916-1978).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1978 at 62 years old in Merlo.
Gaston Thorn
Prime minister of luxembourg (1928-2007).
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Luxembourg. [ref]
Nabil Elaraby
Egyptian politician and judge.
Born March 15th, 1935 in Cairo.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Knud Enemark Jensen
Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960).
Born November 30th, 1936 in Aarhus.
Died August 26th, 1960 at 23 years old in Rome (doping in sport).
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1953-2009).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Najaf.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
Miliza Korjus
Estonian-american coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease). [ref]
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918-1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia