August 26th
201 Notable deaths
Ljubomir Lovrić
Serbian footballer (1920-1994).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Novi Sad.
Died August 26th, 1994 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Jiří Tichý
Czech footballer (1933-2016).
Born December 6th, 1933 in Jeneč.
Died August 26th, 2016 at 82 years old in Podivín. [ref]
Dominique Walter
French singer (1942-2013).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 71 years old in Pollença.
August Gottfried Ritter
German composer (1811–1885).
Born August 25th, 1811 in Erfurt.
Died August 26th, 1885 at 74 years old in Magdeburg.
Josef Musil
Czechoslovak volleyballist (1932–2017).
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Kostelní Lhota. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Prague, Thomayer Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
André-Paul Duchâteau
Belgian writer (1925-2020).
Born May 8th, 1925 in Tournai.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 95 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Teresa Iżewska
Polish actress (1933-1982).
Born April 8th, 1933 in Warsaw.
Died August 26th, 1982 at 49 years old in Gdańsk.
Roberto Battaglia
Italian fencer (1909–1986).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Milan.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 77 years old in Milan. [ref]
Éleuthère Mascart
French physicist (1837–1908).
Born February 20th, 1837 in Quarouble.
Died August 26th, 1908 at 71 years old in Paris, Poissy.
Raphael Patkanian
Armenian poet (1830-1892).
Born November 20th, 1830 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died August 26th, 1892 at 61 years old in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Adhemar Pimenta
Brazilian football manager (1896-1970).
Born April 12th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 26th, 1970 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Pauls Kalniņš
Latvian politician (1872-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Vilce Parish.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Lustenau.
Minoru Honda
Japanese astronomer (1913–1990).
Born February 26th, 1913 in Tottori Prefecture.
Died August 26th, 1990 at 77 years old in Kurashiki.
Édouard Pierre Marie Chassaignac
French surgeon (1804-1879).
Born December 24th, 1805 in Nantes.
Died August 26th, 1879 at 73 years old in Versailles.
Heinrich Cunow
German politician (1862-1936).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Schwerin.
Died August 26th, 1936 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Odysseus Eskitzoglou
Sailor (1932-2018).
Born May 3rd, 1932 in Piraeus.
Died August 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Piraeus. [ref]
Heinrich Moritz Willkomm
German botanist (1821–1895).
Born June 29th, 1821 in Mittelherwigsdorf.
Died August 26th, 1895 at 74 years old in Vartenberk Castle.
Frank Baumgartl
East german athlete (1955–2010).
Born May 29th, 1955 in Bad Schlema.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 55 years old in Como. [ref]
John Medley Wood
South african botanist (1827-1915).
Born December 1st, 1827 in Mansfield.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 87 years old in Durban.
Nikolay Baskakov
Russian turkologist (1905–1996).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Solvychegodsk.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Orazio Antinori
Italian explorer and zoologist (1811–1882).
Born October 23rd, 1811 in Perugia.
Died August 26th, 1882 at 70 years old in Shewa.
Eugène Py
French-born argentine film pioneer.
Born May 19th, 1859 in Carcassonne.
Died August 26th, 1924 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé
French music theorist (1804-1864).
Born June 1st, 1804 in Douarnenez. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1864 at 60 years old in Fontenay-le-Comte. [ref]
Wojciech Żukrowski
Polish writer (1916–2000).
Born May 14th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bob Maitland
English racing cyclist (1924–2010).
Born March 31st, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 86 years old in Metz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld