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In the year 1926
190 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 writer.
Born February 14th, 1864 in London. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1926 at 62 years old in Midhurst. [ref]
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]
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).
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.
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Saguenay.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Indian saint.
Born April 26th, 1876 in Thrissur district.
Died June 8th, 1926 at 50 years old in Kerala.
Knut Wicksell
Swedish economist.
Born December 20th, 1851 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
Karl Harrer
German journalist and politician (1890-1926).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Beilngries.
Died September 5th, 1926 at 35 years old in Munich.
Friedrich von Wieser
Austrian economist (1851-1926).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1926 at 75 years old in Brunnwinkl. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 190
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