October 26th
153 Notable deaths
John Isaac Briquet
Swiss botanist (1870-1931).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Geneva. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ivo Štakula
Croatian water polo player.
Born February 25th, 1923 in Dubrovnik.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 35 years old in Melbourne.
Guillermo Garcia Gonzales
Cuban chess grandmaster.
Born December 9th, 1953 in Santa Clara.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 36 years old in Havana (traffic collision).
João W. Nery
Brazilian transgender writer.
Born February 12th, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2018 at 68 years old in Niterói (cancer).
Gábor Delneky
Fencer.
Born May 29th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 76 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Cyril Slater
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 1969 at 72 years old in Quebec City.
Henri Lepage
Fencer.
Born April 30th, 1908 in Épinal. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1996 at 88 years old in Épinal. [ref]
Jürgen Simon
German cyclist.
Born January 10th, 1938 in Gera.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 65 years old in Quirla.
Herbert Lindström
Swedish tug of war competitor (1886-1951).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Sweden.
Died October 26th, 1951 at 65 years old [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 153
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young