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
![Nicolaus Adriani]()
May 1 Nicolaus AdrianiTranslator (middle celebes language), dies in age 60.
![Napoleon V Bonaparte]()
May 3 Napoleon V BonaparteAt 63, a french pretender to the throne dies.
![Joseph Mallaby Dent]()
May 9 Joseph Mallaby DentPublisher
![Libert H. Boeynaems]()
May 13 Libert H. BoeynaemsBelgian-american bishop (b. 1857)
![Joseph James Fletcher]()
May 15 Joseph James FletcherAustralian biologist (b. 1850)
![Mohammed VI Vahideddin]()
May 15 Mohammed VI VahideddinThe last sultan of turkey (1918-22).
![Mehmed VI]()
May 16 Mehmed VIThe 36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (b. 1861)
![Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman)]()
May 16 Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman)Last sultan (turkey) (1918-22), is killed.
![Lucien Herr]()
May 17 Lucien HerrFrench leader (correspondance entre scheiller)
![Ronald Firbank]()
May 21 Ronald FirbankEnglish-italian author (d. 1926)
![Ronald Arthur A Firbank]()
May 21 Ronald Arthur A FirbankAt 40, a british writer (prancing nigger) dies
![Hans Koessler]()
May 23 Hans KoesslerComposer dies at 73
![Symon Petliura]()
May 25 Symon PetliuraUkrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879)
![Srečko Kosovel]()
May 26 Srečko KosovelInfluential Slovenian avant-garde poet known for his modernist and expressionist poetry, who died tragically young at 22 years old. He is considered a significant figure in Slovenian literary history.
![S V Petlura]()
May 26 S V PetluraUkrainain ataman assassinated by shalom schwarzbard
![Vladimir Steklov]()
May 30 Vladimir SteklovRussian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
