Died On February 26th
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Discover the most famous people who died on February 26. The list includes people like Bill Hicks, Giuseppe Tartini, Theodore Hesburgh, Theodore Schultz, Jack Clayton. Famous personalities featured on this list, include economists, political leaders, philosophers and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Bill Hicks(American Stand-Up Comedian and Satirist)
Birthdate: December 16, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Wendy Richard(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Miss Shirley Brahms’ on the TV Sitcom ‘Are You Being Served?’)
Birthdate: July 20, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England
Died: 2009
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: March 15, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2002
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: May 28, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bhagur
Died: 1966
Birthdate: November 15, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Mohammed V of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
Birthdate: August 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: 1961
Birthdate: September 5, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: 2008
Birthdate: March 31, 1865
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1887
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Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
(Russian Naval Officer and Archaeological Explorer)
Birthdate: April 13, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: 1933
Birthdate: February 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: 2012
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Hermann Ebbinghaus
(Psychologist, Educationist, University teacher)
Birthdate: January 24, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Barmen
Died: 1909
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Giuseppe Tartini(Italian Composer of the Baroque Era Known for His Violin Sonata in G Minor)
Birthdate: April 8, 1692
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Piran, Slovenia
Died: 1770
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Carl Menger
(Economist, University teacher)
Birthdate: February 23, 1840
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nowy Sącz
Died: 1921
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Shirley Ardell Mason
(Artist)
Birthdate: January 25, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dodge Center
Died: 1998
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Richard Jordan Gatling
(Inventor)
Birthdate: September 12, 1818
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hertford County
Died: 1903
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Jimmie Lee Jackson
(Activist)
Birthdate: October 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marion, Alabama, United States
Died: 1965
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Fernandel
(Actor and Singer)
Birthdate: May 8, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: 1971
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Jef Raskin
(Computer scientist)
Birthdate: March 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2005
Birthdate: March 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: 1995
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Princess Thyra of Denmark
(Princess)
Birthdate: September 29, 1853
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yellow Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1933
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Sybil Ludington
(American Revolutionary War Heroine)
Birthdate: April 5, 1761
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ludingtonville, New York, United States
Died: 1839
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Norm Van Lier
(Basketball Player)
Birthdate: April 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 28, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wahoo, Nebraska, United States
Died: 1981
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Robert R. Livingston
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 27, 1746
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1813
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Saitō Makoto
(Political leader)
Birthdate: October 27, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Isawa District, Iwate, Japan
Died: 1936
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Lorenzino de' Medici
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 23, 1514
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1548
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Boris Trajkovski
(2nd President of Macedonia)
Birthdate: June 25, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Monospitovo, North Macedonia
Died: 2004
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Earl Lloyd
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 3, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Died: 2015
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Christian Bach
(Argentine-Mexican Actress Known for Roles in Telenovelas: 'la Patrona' and 'Vidas Robadas')
Birthdate: May 9, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: June 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2002
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Otto Wallach(German Chemist Who was Awarded Nobel Prize for His Work on Alicyclic Compounds)
Birthdate: March 27, 1847
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Königsberg
Died: 1931
Birthdate: August 28, 1910
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Graveland, Netherlands
Died: 1985
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Joseph de Maistre
(Philosopher Who Advocated Social Hierarchy & Monarchy in the Period Immediately Following the French Revolution)
Birthdate: April 1, 1753
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chambéry, France
Died: 1821
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Roger II of Sicily
(King of Sicily)
Birthdate: December 22, 1095
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mileto, Italy
Died: 1154
Birthdate: January 30, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1989
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Nexhmije Hoxha
(Albanian Communist Politician & Wife of the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania, Enver Hoxha)
Birthdate: February 8, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bitola, North Macedonia
Died: 2020
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Alois Senefelder
(Actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s)
Birthdate: November 6, 1771
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1834
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Yokoyama Taikan
(Japanese Painter)
Birthdate: November 2, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Died: 1958
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Angelo Secchi
(Italian Jesuit Priest and Astrophysicist, Who Made the First Survey of the Spectra of Stars)
Birthdate: June 28, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: 1878
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Esek Hopkins
(Naval officer)
Birthdate: April 26, 1718
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: 1802
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Dan Shomron
(Israeli Military Commander Best Remembered For Planning and Commanding 'Operation Entebbe')
Birthdate: August 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ashdot Ya'akov
Died: 2008
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Ronald Gillespie
(British Chemist Who Specialized in the Field of Molecular Geometry)
Birthdate: August 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 2021
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Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: July 15, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fermerskiy Dvorets, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1970
Birthdate: May 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Died: 2015
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Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
(Politician)
Birthdate: October 4, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boucherville, Canada
Died: 1864
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Aḥmad Shuqayrī
(First Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 'Palestine Liberation Organization')
Birthdate: January 1, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tabnīn, Lebanon
Died: 1980
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Takahashi Korekiyo
(Politician, Accountant, Economist)
Birthdate: July 27, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edo
Died: 1936
Birthdate: August 4, 1870
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Portobello
Died: 1950
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Gino Severini
(Painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement)
Birthdate: April 7, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cortona, Italy
Died: 1966
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Stéphane Hessel
(French Diplomat, Ambassador, Writer, Concentration Camp Survivor, French Resistance Member and BCRA Agent)
Birthdate: October 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2013