August 26th
165 Notable deaths
Nabil Elaraby
Egyptian politician and judge (1935–2024).
Born March 15th, 1935 in Cairo.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Rosa Albach-Retty
Austrian actress (1874–1980).
Born December 26th, 1874 in Hanau.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 105 years old in Baden.
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]
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
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]
Art Baker
Film, television and radio actor (1898-1966).
Born January 7th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 26th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Howard P. Robertson
American mathematician and physicist (1903–1961).
Born January 27th, 1903 in Hoquiam.
Died August 26th, 1961 at 58 years old in Pasadena.
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
Albanian writer, poet (1911–1938).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Shkodër.
Died August 26th, 1938 at 26 years old in Turin, Bari (tuberculosis).
Sophia Parnok
Russian writer.
Born August 11th, 1885 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1933 at 48 years old in Karinskoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nguyễn Thị Định
Vietnamese leader, politician (1920–1992).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Lương Hòa, Vĩnh Long.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 72 years old in Bến Tre.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot