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In the year 1926
197 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
English artist (1861–1926).
Born October 2nd, 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 Mercier
Roman-catholic cardinal.
Born November 22nd, 1851 in Braine-l'Alleud.
Died January 23rd, 1926 at 74 years old in City of Brussels.
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 197
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson