Famous People Who Died In 1926
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1926. This list includes people like Harry Houdini, Claude Monet, Robert Todd Lincoln, Gertrude Bell, Annie Oakley and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, emperors & kings, political leaders and economists who died in 1926. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.
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Harry Houdini(Illusionist and Stunt Performer Known for His Sensational Escape Acts)
Birthdate: March 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: October 31
Birthdate: November 14, 1840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 5
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: June 25, 1852
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reus
Died: June 10
4
Bessie Coleman(American Civil Aviator and the First African-American Woman to Hold a Pilot License)
Birthdate: January 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atlanta, Texas, United States
Died: April 30
Birthdate: May 6, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Castellaneta, Italy
Died: August 23
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: August 1, 1843
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Died: July 25
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 14, 1868
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, United Kingdom
Died: July 12
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Rainer Maria Rilke(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: December 29
Birthdate: January 23, 1855
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United States
Died: November 26
Birthdate: August 31, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japann
Died: December 25
Birthdate: May 22, 1844
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Allegheny
Died: June 14
Birthdate: November 5, 1855
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Terre Haute
Died: October 20
Birthdate: August 13, 1860
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Darke County, Ohio, United States
Died: November 3
Birthdate: September 3, 1851
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 18
Birthdate: 1862 AD
Birthplace: Bumthang District
Died: August 7
Birthdate: March 19, 1864
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis
Died: October 24
Birthdate: April 16, 1845
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 4
Birthdate: July 25, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pyongyang, Kingdom of Korea
Died: August 4
Birthdate: July 7, 1843
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Corteno, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Italy
Died: January 21
Birthdate: May 22, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Poltava, Ukraine
Died: May 25
Birthdate: February 15, 1856
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Neustrelitz, Germany
Died: October 7
Birthdate: October 31, 1851
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 20
Birthdate: February 12, 1837
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bolton
Died: August 25
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Washington Roebling(American Civil Engineer Who Supervised the Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge)
Birthdate: May 26, 1837
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 21
Birthdate: September 21, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Died: February 21
Birthdate: September 1, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: March 17
Birthdate: September 14, 1869
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: November 10
28
Nikola Pašić(Former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
Birthdate: December 18, 1845
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zaječar, Serbia
Died: December 10
29
Senusret I(Second Pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt)
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 1926 BC
Birthdate: June 28, 1854
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aylmer, Ontario Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Died: October 31
Birthdate: December 20, 1838
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: October 12
32
William Bateson(Biologist who was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity)
Birthdate: August 8, 1861
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Died: February 8
Birthdate: July 10, 1851
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: July 22
Birthdate: December 20, 1851
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 3
35
Charles Edward Ringling(Former Circus showman who was one of seven original Ringling Brothers who owned the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus)
Birthdate: December 2, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: McGregor, Iowa, United States
Died: December 3
Birthdate: March 20, 1834
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 22
Birthdate: October 8, 1890
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beilngries, Germany
Died: September 5
Birthdate: July 18, 1862
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Domaine National du Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Died: May 3
Birthdate: June 18, 1854
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rushville, Illinois, United States
Died: March 12
Birthdate: December 20, 1861
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died: December 4
Birthdate: February 26, 1857
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Troyes, France
Died: July 2
42
Eino Leino(A Pioneer of Finnish poetry and A National Poet of Finland)
Birthdate: July 6, 1878
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paltamo, Finland
Died: January 10
Birthdate: January 21, 1864
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 1
44
Luther Burbank(Horticulturist, Geneticist, Botanist, Gardener, Academic, Non-fiction writer)
Birthdate: March 7, 1849
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Rosa
Died: April 11
Birthdate: May 14, 1852
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cortland, New York
Died: May 10
Birthdate: May 7, 1836
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Died: November 12
Birthdate: July 21, 1866
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Died: January 22
48
Carl Akeley(American Taxidermist, Sculptor, Biologist, Conservationist and Inventor Known for His Contributions to American Museums)
Birthdate: May 19, 1864
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clarendon, New York, United States
Died: November 17
Birthdate: April 9, 1860
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St Ive, Cornwall, England
Died: June 8
Birthdate: January 30, 1847
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Longford, Ireland
Died: November 21