October 26th
175 Notable deaths
Rex Gildo
German singer (1936-1999).
Born July 2nd, 1936 in Straubing. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1999 at 63 years old in Munich (falling). [ref]
Leo Kadanoff
American physicist (1937–2015).
Born January 14th, 1937 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Abraham Polonsky
American politician (1910-1999).
Born December 5th, 1910 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills.
Alexander Gerschenkron
American economist (1904–1978).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Odesa.
Died October 26th, 1978 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Nicolae Dobrin
Romanian footballer (1947-2007).
Born August 26th, 1947 in Pitești.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 60 years old in Pitești (lung cancer). [ref]
Bernard L. Kowalski
Director (1929-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Brownsville. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jean Hyppolite
French philosopher (1907–1968).
Born January 8th, 1907 in Jonzac.
Died October 26th, 1968 at 61 years old in Paris.
Nikolai Karachentsov
Soviet-russian stage and film actor, singer and musician.
Born October 27th, 1944 in Moscow.
Died October 26th, 2018 at 73 years old in Istra (kidney failure). [ref]
Arkady Gaidar
Soviet children's writer (1904–1941).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Lgov.
Died October 26th, 1941 at 37 years old in Lipliave. [ref]
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945).
Born May 28th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 175
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut