October 26th
175 Notable deaths
Ivo Štakula
Croatian water polo player (1923–1958).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Dubrovnik.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 35 years old in Melbourne.
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Gábor Delneky
Fencer.
Born May 29th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 76 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Luigina Perversi
Gymnast (1914–1983).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Pavia.
Died October 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Pavia.
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 (1938–2003).
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]
Salim Salimov
Bulgarian boxer.
Born May 5th, 1982 in Omurtag.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 43 years old (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 175
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir