In the year 1926

190 Notable deaths

John Wingate Weeks

American politician (1860-1926).

Born April 11th, 1860 in Lancaster.

Died July 12th, 1926 at 66 years old in Lancaster.

Eva Gore-Booth

Irish writer and activist.

Born May 22nd, 1870 in County Sligo. [ref]

Died June 30th, 1926 at 56 years old in London. [ref]

Philip Burne-Jones

British artist (1861-1926).

Born October 1st, 1861 in London.

Died June 21st, 1926 at 64 years old in London.

Eino Leino

Finnish poet and journalist.

Born July 6th, 1878 in Paltamo. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1926 at 47 years old in Tuusula. [ref]

Anteo Zamboni

Italian failed assasin kid.

Born April 11th, 1911 in Bologna.

Died October 31st, 1926 at 15 years old in Bologna (lynching).

Edward Granville Browne

British iranologist (1862–1926).

Born February 7th, 1862 in Gloucestershire. [ref]

Died January 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Lionel Royer

French painter (1852-1926).

Born December 25th, 1852 in Château-du-Loir. [ref]

Died June 30th, 1926 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Désiré-Joseph Mercier

Roman-catholic cardinal.

Born November 21st, 1851 in Braine-l'Alleud. [ref]

Died January 23rd, 1926 at 74 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Nikolay Chkheidze

Georgian politician (1864-1926).

Born April 9th, 1864 in Kutaisi.

Died June 13th, 1926 at 62 years old

Victor Babeș

Romanian physician.

Born July 28th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 19th, 1926 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Deaths 51 to 60 of 190

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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan