October 26th
175 Notable deaths
Soraya Esfandiari-Bakhtiari
Iranian noble.
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 69 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
William S. Paley
American television executive and art collector (1901-1990).
Born September 28th, 1901 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 89 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1883 in Heraklion. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (leukemia). [ref]
Tony Hillerman
Novelist (1925-2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Roh Tae-woo
President of south korea from 1988 to 1993.
Born December 4th, 1932 in Daegu.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 88 years old in Seoul National University Hospital (asthma). [ref]
D. R. Bendre
Kannada poet (1896–1981).
Born January 31st, 1896.
Died October 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. [ref]
Walter Smith
Scottish soccer player and manager (1948–2021).
Born February 24th, 1948 in Lanark.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Mort Sahl
American comedian.
Born May 11th, 1927 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in Mill Valley. [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young