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August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Dirk Mudge
Namibian politician.
Born January 16th, 1928 in Otjiwarongo.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 92 years old in Windhoek (COVID-19). [ref]
Umberto Saba
Italian poet and novelist (1883-1957).
Born March 9th, 1883 in Trieste. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Gorizia. [ref]
Alexander Goehr
English composer.
Born August 10th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 92 years old in Cambridgeshire. [ref]
William B. Lenoir
American astronaut.
Born March 14th, 1939 in Miami.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 71 years old in Sandoval County (bicycle accident). [ref]
Howard P. Robertson
American mathematician and physicist.
Born January 27th, 1903 in Hoquiam.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 58 years old in Pasadena.
Rosa Albach-Retty
Austrian movie and stage actress (1874-1980).
Born December 26th, 1874 in Hanau.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 105 years old in Baden bei Wien.
Nguyen Thi Dinh
Vietnamese leader, politician.
Born March 15th, 1920 in Lương Hòa.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 72 years old in Bến Tre.
Rainer Barzel
German politician of the cdu (1924-2006).
Born June 20th, 1924 in Braniewo.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 82 years old in Munich (cancer). [ref]
Sophia Parnok
Russian writer.
Born August 11th, 1885 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1933 at 48 years old in Karinskoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wolfgang Herrndorf
German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965–2013).
Born June 12th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner