August 26th
149 Notable deaths
Edward Seidensticker
American japanologist (1921-2007).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Castle Rock.
Died August 26th, 2007 at 86 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla
Albanian writer, poet.
Born October 13th, 1911 in Shkodër.
Died August 26th, 1938 at 26 years old in Turin, Bari (tuberculosis).
Gerald P. Carr
American astronaut.
Born August 22nd, 1932 in Denver.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Albany. [ref]
Inge Borkh
German soprano.
Born May 26th, 1921 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2018 at 97 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
George Band
English mountain climber.
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Taiwan.
Died August 26th, 2011 at 82 years old in Hampshire (disease). [ref]
Hana Zagorová
Czech actress and singer.
Born September 6th, 1946 in Ostrava.
Died August 26th, 2022 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bob de Moor
Comics writer (1925-1992).
Born December 20th, 1925 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Ludwig Thoma
German author, publisher and editor.
Born January 21st, 1867 in Oberammergau. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1921 at 54 years old in Tegernsee (stomach cancer). [ref]
Colin Clark
American soccer player (1984-2019).
Born April 11th, 1984 in Fort Collins.
Died August 26th, 2019 at 35 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 149
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling