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In the year 1926
203 Notable deaths
Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
American politician (1862-1926).
Born December 20th, 1862 in Armstrongs Mills.
Died April 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Portales.
Petras Vileišis
Lithuanian engineer and publisher (1851–1926).
Born January 25th, 1851 in Mediniai.
Died August 12th, 1926 at 75 years old in Palanga.
René Worms
French auditor of the council of state, son of professor of political economics émile worms (1869-1926).
Born December 8th, 1869 in Rennes.
Died February 12th, 1926 at 56 years old in Paris.
Ludvig Karsten
Norwegian artist (1876-1926).
Born May 8th, 1876 in Christiania. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1926 at 50 years old in Paris (fall). [ref]
Jan Cieplak
Polish archbishop.
Born August 17th, 1857 in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
Died February 17th, 1926 at 68 years old in Passaic.
Eugeniusz Zak
Polish artist (1884-1926).
Born December 15th, 1884 in Mahiĺna.
Died January 15th, 1926 at 41 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Carrie Clark Ward
Actress (1862-1926).
Born January 9th, 1862 in Virginia City.
Died February 6th, 1926 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Takahira Kogorō
Japanese politician (1854–1926).
Born January 29th, 1854 in Ichinoseki.
Died November 28th, 1926 at 72 years old in Naka-Meguro.
Karl von Weizsäcker
German noble (1853-1926).
Born February 25th, 1853 in Stuttgart.
Died February 2nd, 1926 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Eddie Lyons
American actor, film director (1886–1926).
Born November 25th, 1886 in Beardstown.
Died August 30th, 1926 at 39 years old in Pasadena.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 203
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel