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October 26th
232 Notable deaths
Nicolae Dobrin
Romanian footballer (1947-2007).
Born August 26th, 1947 in Pitești.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 60 years old in Pitești (lung cancer). [ref]
Bernard L. Kowalski
Director (1929-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Brownsville.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean Hyppolite
French philosopher (1907–1968).
Born January 8th, 1907 in Jonzac.
Died October 26th, 1968 at 61 years old in Paris.
James J. Archer
Confederate army general (1817–1864).
Born December 19th, 1817 in Harford County.
Died October 26th, 1864 at 46 years old in Richmond.
Nikolai Karachentsov
Soviet-russian stage and film actor, singer and musician.
Born October 27th, 1944 in Moscow.
Died October 26th, 2018 at 73 years old in Istra (kidney failure). [ref]
Arkady Gaidar
Soviet children's writer (1904–1941).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Lgov.
Died October 26th, 1941 at 37 years old in Lipliave. [ref]
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945).
Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer).
Peter Cornelius
German composer (1824–1874).
Born December 24th, 1824 in Mainz.
Died October 26th, 1874 at 49 years old in Mainz.
Victor Schertzinger
American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Mahanoy City.
Died October 26th, 1941 at 53 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
William A. Niskanen
American economist (1933–2011).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Bend.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Eloy Gutiérrez Menoyo
Spanish politician (1934–2012).
Born December 8th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died October 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Havana.
V. Nanammal
India's oldest yoga teacher (1920-2019).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Coimbatore district. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2019 at 99 years old in Coimbatore (falling from height).
Yoshitsugu Yamashita
Japanese judoka (1865–1935).
Born February 16th, 1865 in Kanazawa.
Died October 26th, 1935 at 70 years old
Jaromil Jireš
Czech director and scriptwriter (1935–2001).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2001 at 65 years old in Prague.
Malay Roy Choudhury
Indian bengali writer and poet (1939–2023).
Born October 29th, 1939 in Patna district.
Died October 26th, 2023 at 83 years old
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble.
Born March 31st, 1803 in Ludwigslust.
Died October 26th, 1862 at 59 years old in Meiningen.
Kōzō Iizuka
Japanese engineer (1931–2024).
Born June 1st, 1931 in Nakano.
Died October 26th, 2024 at 93 years old in Kantō region (senility).
Leonid Filatov
Soviet and russian actor, director, poet, publicist (1946–2003).
Born December 24th, 1946 in Kazan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Vincenzo Gioberti
Italian philosopher and politician (1801-1852).
Born April 5th, 1801 in Turin.
Died October 26th, 1852 at 51 years old in Paris (stroke).
Robert Antelme
French writer (1917–1990).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Sartène.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Akashi Motojiro
Imperial japanese army general.
Born September 1st, 1864 in Fukuoka.
Died October 26th, 1919 at 55 years old in Fukuoka (influenza).
Alexander Wiley
American politician (1884–1967).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 26th, 1967 at 83 years old in Germantown. [ref]
Elizabeth Jennings
English poet (1926-2001).
Born July 2nd, 1926 in Skirbeck.
Died October 26th, 2001 at 75 years old in Bampton.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
South african zulu poet, novelist, and educator (1906–1947).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaDukuza.
Died October 26th, 1947 at 41 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
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