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In the year 1926
203 Notable deaths
Barbara La Marr
American actress (1896-1926).
Born July 28th, 1896 in Yakima.
Died January 30th, 1926 at 29 years old in Altadena (tuberculosis, nephritis).
Aleksey Brusilov
Russian and soviet military commander.
Born August 3rd, 1853 in Tbilisi.
Died March 17th, 1926 at 72 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). [ref]
Émile Coué
French psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926).
Born February 26th, 1857 in Troyes.
Died July 2nd, 1926 at 69 years old in Nancy.
Kim Hyŏng-jik
Father of kim il-sung.
Born July 10th, 1894 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died June 5th, 1926 at 31 years old in Jilin (frostbite).
Emil Kraepelin
German psychiatrist (1856–1926).
Born February 15th, 1856 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 7th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Prince of france (1869-1926).
Born August 24th, 1869 in Twickenham.
Died March 28th, 1926 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Ugyen Wangchuck
King of bhutan (1862-1926).
Born June 11th, 1862 in Bumthang District.
Died August 21st, 1926 at 64 years old in Bumthang District.
Martin van Maële
French illustrator (1863–1926).
Born October 12th, 1863 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 62 years old in Varennes-Jarcy.
Mikao Usui
Founder of reiki (1865-1926).
Born August 15th, 1865 in Gifu Prefecture.
Died March 9th, 1926 at 60 years old in Fukuyama (stroke).
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
Dutch physicist, nobel prize winner (1853-1926).
Born September 21st, 1853 in Groningen.
Died February 21st, 1926 at 72 years old in Leiden.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld