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In the year 1926
203 Notable deaths
Emily Hobhouse
British welfare campaigner.
Born April 9th, 1860 in St Ive.
Died June 8th, 1926 at 66 years old in London.
Israel Zangwill
British zionist author (1864–1926).
Born February 14th, 1864 in London.
Died August 1st, 1926 at 62 years old in Midhurst.
Alton B. Parker
American judge (1852–1926).
Born May 14th, 1852 in Cortland.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender (1887–1926).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Chicoutimi.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
William Bateson
British geneticist and biologist (1861-1926).
Born August 8th, 1861 in Whitby. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1926 at 64 years old in London Borough of Merton. [ref]
Lyubov Dostoevskaya
Russian writer and memoirist (1869–1926).
Born September 26th, 1869 in Dresden.
Died November 10th, 1926 at 57 years old in Bolzano (leukemia).
Carl Akeley
Taxidermist,sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864-1926).
Born May 19th, 1864 in Clarendon. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1926 at 62 years old in Mount Mikeno.
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Indian saint.
Born April 26th, 1876 in Thrissur district.
Died June 8th, 1926 at 50 years old in Kerala.
Karl Harrer
German journalist and politician (1890-1926).
Born October 8th, 1890.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 35 years old in Munich.
Knut Wicksell
Swedish economist (1851–1926).
Born December 20th, 1851 in Maria Magdalena parish.
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Danderyd.
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