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In the year 1926
198 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Braune
German philologist.
Born February 20th, 1850 in Großthiemig. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1926 at 76 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Emanuel Felke
German naturopath.
Born February 7th, 1856 in Kläden.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Pierre Decourcelle
French writer and playwright.
Born January 25th, 1856 in boulevard Saint-Martin. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1926 at 70 years old in rue du Cirque. [ref]
Ernst Lecher
Austrian physicist (1856-1926).
Born June 1st, 1856 in Vienna.
Died July 19th, 1926 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Gustav Borgen
Norwegian photographer.
Born June 10th, 1865 in Christiania.
Died August 16th, 1926 at 61 years old in Christiania.
Eduard Hackel
Austrian botanist (1850-1926).
Born March 17th, 1850 in Nový Bor.
Died February 2nd, 1926 at 75 years old in Attersee am Attersee.
Jules Gilliéron
Linguist and dialectologist (1854-1926).
Born December 21st, 1854 in La Neuveville.
Died April 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Ligerz.
André Wormser
French composer (1851–1926).
Born November 1st, 1851 in Paris.
Died November 4th, 1926 at 75 years old in Paris.
Friedrich Karl Ginzel
Austrian astronomer.
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Liberec.
Died June 29th, 1926 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Edward Cummins
Amateur golfer.
Born July 25th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1926 at 40 years old in New Britain.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 198
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius