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October 26th
175 Notable deaths
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.
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerty Cori
Austro-hungarian-american biochemist.
Born August 15th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1957 at 61 years old in St. Louis, Glendale (myelofibrosis, kidney failure). [ref]
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.
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