Famous Deaths in August 1926

  • Aug 1 Israel Zangwill, Jewish author (Children of The Ghetto) and Zionist leader, dies at 62
  • Aug 14 John H. Moffitt, American politician (b. 1843)
  • Aug 22 Charles William Eliot, American University president (Harvard, 1869-1909), dies at 92

Person of interestRudolph Valentino

Aug 23 Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31

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