October 26th
163 Notable deaths
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.
Setsuko Yoshida
Japanese volleyball player (1942-2014).
Born November 4th, 1942 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 71 years old
Herbert Lindström
Swedish tug of war competitor (1886-1951).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Sweden.
Died October 26th, 1951 at 65 years old [ref]
Mihai Suba
Romanian and spanish chess player.
Born June 1st, 1947 in Bucharest.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Viguen
Iranian singer and actor.
Born November 23rd, 1929 in Hamadan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Tom Coe
British water polo player.
Born November 3rd, 1873 in Manchester. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1942 at 68 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Aadu Hint
Estonian writer.
Born January 10th, 1910 in Muhu.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 163
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu