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October 26th
232 Notable deaths
Émile Augier
French writer (1820-1889).
Born September 17th, 1820 in Valence. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1889 at 69 years old in Villa Augier. [ref]
Aldo Boffi
Italian footballer (1915-1987).
Born February 26th, 1915 in Giussano.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 72 years old in Giussano.
Johnny Boyd
American racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1926 in Fresno.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 77 years old in Fresno.
Alexander Feklisov
Soviet spy (1914–2007).
Born March 9th, 1914 in Moscow.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Clare Winger Harris
American writer (1891-1968).
Born January 18th, 1891 in Freeport.
Died October 26th, 1968 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
German actress (1905–1977).
Born March 16th, 1905 in Blankenese.
Died October 26th, 1977 at 72 years old in Stade (traffic collision).
Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier
French urbanist.
Born January 9th, 1861 in Aix-les-Bains.
Died October 26th, 1930 at 69 years old in Paris.
Rachel Foster Avery
American suffragist (1858–1919).
Born December 30th, 1858 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1919 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Arno Holz
German naturalist poet and dramatist (1863-1929).
Born April 26th, 1863 in Kętrzyn.
Died October 26th, 1929 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Jany Holt
French actor (1909-2005).
Born May 13th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died October 26th, 2005 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Tidiane N'Diaye
Franco-senegalese anthropologist, economist and writer.
Born August 20th, 1950 in Senegal. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2025 at 75 years old [ref]
Monica Wilson
South african anthropologist (1908-1982).
Born January 3rd, 1908 in Lovedale. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1982 at 74 years old in Hogsback.
Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler
German general (1836-1919).
Born January 19th, 1836 in Potsdam.
Died October 26th, 1919 at 83 years old in Harnekop.
Celine Borzecka
Foundress of the congregation of the sisters of the resurrection (1833-1913).
Born October 29th, 1833 in Antaviĺ.
Died October 26th, 1913 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
Russian mathematician (1880–1968).
Born March 5th, 1880 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1968 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Minnaert
Belgian-dutch astronomer (1893–1970).
Born February 12th, 1893 in Bruges.
Died October 26th, 1970 at 77 years old in Utrecht.
Duchess Marie Antoinette of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble (1884-1944).
Born May 28th, 1884 in Venice.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 60 years old in Bled.
Maurice Rollinat
French poet (1846–1903).
Born December 29th, 1846 in Châteauroux.
Died October 26th, 1903 at 56 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Gilberto Braga
Brazilian screenwriter and journalist (1945–2021).
Born November 1st, 1945 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 26th, 2021 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro (sepsis). [ref]
José Cardoso Pires
Portuguese writer (1925-1998).
Born October 2nd, 1925 in São João do Peso.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 73 years old in Lisbon.
Friedrich Sorge
American communist (1828-1906).
Born November 9th, 1828 in Bethau.
Died October 26th, 1906 at 77 years old in Manhattan, Hoboken.
Rudolf Forster
Austrian actor (1884–1968).
Born October 30th, 1884 in Gröbming. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1968 at 83 years old in Bad Aussee. [ref]
Bernhard Windscheid
German jurist (1817–1892).
Born June 26th, 1817 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 26th, 1892 at 75 years old in Leipzig.
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour
French statesman (1827-1896).
Born May 19th, 1827 in Avranches.
Died October 26th, 1896 at 69 years old in Paris.
Olga Karasyova
Soviet gymnast.
Born July 24th, 1949 in Bishkek.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 76 years old [ref]
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