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In the year 1926
190 Notable deaths
Harry Houdini
Hungarian born american illusionist and stunt performer (1874-1926).
Born March 24th, 1874 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1926 at 52 years old in Detroit (appendicitis, peritonitis). [ref]
Antoni Gaudí
Spanish architect.
Born June 25th, 1852 in Reus. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1926 at 73 years old in Barcelona (tram accident). [ref]
Rudolph Valentino
Italian silent film actor (1895-1926).
Born May 6th, 1895 in Castellaneta. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1926 at 31 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]
Annie Oakley
American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter.
Born August 13th, 1860 in Darke County.
Died November 3rd, 1926 at 66 years old in Greenville (pernicious anemia).
Emperor Taishō
Emperor of japan from 1912 until 1926.
Born August 31st, 1879 in Akasaka Estate.
Died December 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Hayama Imperial Villa (myocardial infarction).
Bessie Coleman
American aviatrix.
Born January 26th, 1892 in Atlanta.
Died April 30th, 1926 at 34 years old in Jacksonville (aviation accident). [ref]
Gertrude Bell
English writer, traveller, political officer, archaeologist (1868-1926).
Born July 14th, 1868 in County Durham. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1926 at 57 years old in Baghdad (drug overdose). [ref]
Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855–1926).
Born November 5th, 1855 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1926 at 70 years old in Elmhurst (heart failure). [ref]
Mehmed VI
Last sultan of the ottoman empire.
Born January 14th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died May 16th, 1926 at 65 years old in Sanremo.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer (1875-1926).
Born December 4th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1926 at 51 years old in Montreux (leukemia). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather