Famous Deaths Happened In 1926

Jan 08 Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1926 death of sir Austin Chapman, Australian politician (b. 1864)  

Jan 15 Enrico Toselli, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1926.  

Jan 21 Camillo Golgi, Ital medical research (malaria, Nobel 1906), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history death of john Flannagan, 2nd president of St. Ambrose University  

Jan 30 Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)  

Feb 05 Andre Gedalge, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1926.  

Feb 21 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (Nobel 1913), dies at 72 in the year 1926.  

Feb 24 Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Frederik Pijper, Dut vicar/church historian (Monasteries), dies at 67 in the year 1926.  

Mar 01 In the year 1926 camilo d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet (China), dies at 58  

Mar 03 In the year 1926 cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer, dies at 58  

Mar 05 Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Jindrich Z Albestu Kaan, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history john Henry Anderson, cricketer (score 32 & 11 in Test for S Afr), dies  

Mar 16 Sergeant Stubby, decorated World War I dog died in the year 1926.  

Mar 26 On this day in history georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies  

Mar 30 In the year 1926 feliks E Dzerzjinski, Lithuanian organizer (KGB), dies at 48  

Apr 06 Giovanni Amendola, antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Frank Iredale, cricketer (14 Tests for Aust, 807 runs at 36 68), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Squire Bancroft, [Butterfield], actor/manager (Haymarket), dies at 84 in the year 1926.  

Apr 23 In the year 1926 joseph Pennell, artist/author, dies  

Apr 25 In the year 1926 ellen K S Key, Swed author/feminist (Century of the Child), dies at 76  

Apr 28 Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1926 nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60  

May 03 On this day in history napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63  

May 09 Joseph Mallaby Dent, publisher, dies on this day in history.  

May 13 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (b. 1857) died in the year 1926.  

May 15 Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies in the year 1926.  

May 16 Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

May 17 Lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies in the year 1926.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1926 birth of claire Polin [Schaff], composer flautist/musicologist  

Jan 01 Richard Verreau, French-Canadian tenor (d. 2005) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Danny Overbea, blues singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1926 birth of george Martin, record producer (The Beatles)  

Jan 05 Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) was born in the year 1926.  

Jan 05 In the year 1926 birth of hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)  

Jan 05 William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet was born in the year 1926.