October 26th
152 Notable deaths
William S. Paley
American television executive.
Born September 28th, 1901 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 89 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Tony Hillerman
Novelist (1925-2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Semyon Budyonny
Soviet military commander (1883–1973).
Born April 25th, 1883 in Budyonnovskaya.
Died October 26th, 1973 at 90 years old in Moscow.
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).
Louise Beavers
Actress (1902-1962).
Born March 8th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died October 26th, 1962 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Mathematician, electrical engineer.
Born April 9th, 1865 in Wrocław.
Died October 26th, 1923 at 58 years old in Schenectady.
Senzo Meyiwa
South african professional footballer (1987-2014).
Born September 24th, 1987 in Durban.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 27 years old in Vosloorus.
César Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
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 Wisconsin.
Elem Klimov
Soviet film director.
Born July 9th, 1933 in Volgograd. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler