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June 25, 1926

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Ingeborg Bachmann

1926Ingeborg Bachmann, Austrian author and poet (died 1973)[†]

Ingeborg Bachmann was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by German philologist Harald Patzer.

Kep Enderby

1926Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (died 2015)[†]

Keppel Earl Enderby was an Australian politician and judge. Enderby was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Australian Labor Party between 1970 and 1975 and became a senior cabinet minister in the Gough Whitlam government. After politics, he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Stig Sollander

1926Stig Sollander, Swedish Alpine skier (died 2019)[†]

Stig Oskar Sollander was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. He had his best results in the slalom, finishing fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing, a bronze in 1956. He won another bronze in the combined event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.