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In the year 1926
197 Notable deaths
Antonius van den Broek
Dutch physicist and lawyer (1870-1926).
Born May 4th, 1870 in Zoetermeer. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1926 at 56 years old in Bilthoven. [ref]
Albert Corey
French long distance runner (1878-1926).
Born April 16th, 1878 in Meursault.
Died August 3rd, 1926 at 48 years old in Paris.
Paul Matschie
German zoologist (1861–1926).
Born August 11th, 1861 in Brandenburg an der Havel. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1926 at 64 years old in Berlin (rectum cancer). [ref]
Josias von Heeringen
German general (1850-1926).
Born March 9th, 1850 in Kassel.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 76 years old in Charlottenburg.
Phan Châu Trinh
Vietnamese nationalist in the 20th century.
Born September 9th, 1872 in Tam Kỳ.
Died March 23rd, 1926 at 53 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Georgy Catoire
Russian composer.
Born April 27th, 1861 in Moscow.
Died May 21st, 1926 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Eugène Buland
French painter (1852-1926).
Born October 26th, 1852 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1926 at 73 years old in Charly-sur-Marne.
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
English scientist and egyptologist (1869–1926).
Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.
William Boog Leishman
British army general (1865–1926).
Born November 6th, 1865 in Glasgow.
Died June 2nd, 1926 at 60 years old in London.
Jan Kasprowicz
Polish poet (1860–1926).
Born December 12th, 1860 in Szymborze. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1926 at 65 years old in Zakopane. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 197
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe