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October 26th
232 Notable deaths
Semyon Budyonny
Soviet marshal (1883-1973).
Born April 25th, 1883 in Budyonnovskaya.
Died October 26th, 1973 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Alma Cogan
British pop singer (1932–1966).
Born May 19th, 1932 in Whitechapel.
Died October 26th, 1966 at 34 years old in London (ovarian cancer).
Oliver Otis Howard
United states army medal of honor recipient and union army general (1830–1909).
Born November 8th, 1830 in Leeds.
Died October 26th, 1909 at 78 years old in Burlington.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Prussian-american mathematician, electrical engineer (1865–1923).
Born April 9th, 1865 in Wrocław.
Died October 26th, 1923 at 58 years old in Schenectady.
Senzo Meyiwa
South african footballer (1984–2014).
Born September 24th, 1987 in Durban.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 27 years old in Vosloorus.
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025).
Born August 9th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 83 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Louise Beavers
American actress (1900–1962).
Born March 8th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died October 26th, 1962 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Cäsar Johann Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
Elem Klimov
Soviet film director (1933–2003).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Volgograd.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Oscar Taveras
Dominican–canadian baseball player (1992–2014).
Born June 19th, 1992 in Puerto Plata.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 22 years old in Puerto Plata (traffic collision).
Charles Comiskey
American baseball player, manager, team owner (1859–1931).
Born August 15th, 1859 in Chicago.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 72 years old in Eagle River.
Vivian Dandridge
American actress and singer (1921-1991).
Born April 22nd, 1921 in Cleveland.
Died October 26th, 1991 at 70 years old in Seattle (stroke).
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon.
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Gerty Cori
Austro-hungarian-american biochemist (1896–1957).
Born August 15th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 61 years old in St. Louis (kidney failure, myelofibrosis).
Angelina Grimké
American abolitionist and feminist.
Born February 20th, 1805 in Charleston.
Died October 26th, 1879 at 74 years old in Hyde Park.
Enomoto Takeaki
Japanese admiral, cabinet minister (1836-1908).
Born October 25th, 1836 in Okachimachi.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 72 years old in Tokyo Prefecture.
Wyatt Knight
American actor (1955-2011).
Born January 20th, 1955 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 56 years old in Maui. [ref]
Willis Carto
American activist (1926-2015).
Born July 17th, 1926 in Fort Wayne.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virginia (cardiac arrest).
Eddie Johnson
American basketball player (1955-2020).
Born February 24th, 1955 in Ocala.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 65 years old [ref]
Arthur Kornberg
American biochemist.
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 89 years old in Stanford.
Goa Gil
American-born musician (1951–2023).
Born October 11th, 1951 in San Francisco.
Died October 26th, 2023 at 72 years old in California (cancer). [ref]
William Temple
Archbishop of canterbury (1881-1944).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Exeter.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 63 years old in Kent.
Aurel Stein
Hungarian-british archaeologist (1862-1943).
Born November 26th, 1862 in Pest.
Died October 26th, 1943 at 80 years old in Kabul.
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
Pilot for the imperial japanese navy air service during world war ii (1920–1944).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Minamiogawa.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 24 years old in Mindoro (aircraft shootdown).
Aby Warburg
German art historian and cultural theorist (1866–1929).
Born June 13th, 1866 in Hamburg.
Died October 26th, 1929 at 63 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore