Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1926
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1926. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world
May 3 Napoleone Vittorio Bonaparte
May 4 Silvio Bencini
May 6 Herbert Miles
May 6 Edward Aleksander Raczyński
May 6 Thomas Humphry Ward
May 7 Enrico Gemelli
May 7 Lillian Lawrence
May 7 Howard Van Doren Shaw
May 13 Libert H. BoeynaemsBelgian-american bishop (b. 1857).
May 15 Joseph James FletcherAustralian biologist (b. 1850).
May 16 Mehmed VIThe 36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (b. 1861).
May 21 Ronald FirbankEnglish-italian author (d. 1926).
May 21 Adrien Guyon
May 21 Friedrich Kluge
May 22 Vincenzo Severino
May 24 Robert Engels
May 24 Thomas Erskine Holland
May 24 Luigi Giacomelli
May 24 Salvatore Orlando
May 25 Symon PetliuraUkrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879).
May 26 Srečko KosovelInfluential Slovenian avant-garde poet known for his modernist and expressionist poetry, who died tragically young at 22 years old.
May 26 Cecilia Maria de Candia
May 26 Rinaldo Camillo Rousset
May 26 Arthur Somerset
May 26 Şehzade Mehmed Abdülhalim
May 29 Antonín Bennewitz
May 29 Wilmot Fawkes
May 30 Vladimir SteklovRussian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864).
May 31 Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti