October 26th
152 Notable deaths
Igor Sikorsky
Russian-american aviation pioneer (1889–1972).
Died October 26th, 1972 at 83 years old in Easton.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek writer and philosopher (1883-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1883 in Heraklion. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 74 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (leukemia). [ref]
Walter Smith
Scottish soccer player and manager (1948-2021).
Born February 24th, 1948 in Lanark.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 73 years old [ref]
D. R. Bendre
Kannada poet.
Born January 31st, 1896.
Died October 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Khun Sa
Burmese mobster (1934-2007).
Born February 22nd, 1934 in Mongyai Township.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 73 years old in Yangon. [ref]
Mort Sahl
American comedian.
Born May 11th, 1927 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 94 years old in Mill Valley. [ref]
Soraya Esfandiari-Bakhtiari
Iranian noble.
Born June 22nd, 1932 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 69 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraqi military and politician (1942-2020).
Born July 1st, 1942 in Ad-Dawr.
Died October 26th, 2020 at 78 years old in Iraq. [ref]
Roh Tae-woo
Army general and president of south korea.
Born December 4th, 1932 in Daegu.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 88 years old in Seoul National University Hospital (asthma). [ref]
Alma Cogan
English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Born May 19th, 1932 in Whitechapel.
Died October 26th, 1966 at 34 years old in London (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 152
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire