October 26th
175 Notable deaths
Victor Schertzinger
American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1888-1941).
Born April 8th, 1888 in Mahanoy City. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1941 at 53 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 writer and poet.
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).
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).
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.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 175
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi