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October 26th
175 Notable deaths
Akashi Motojiro
Imperial japanese army general.
Born September 1st, 1864 in Fukuoka.
Died October 26th, 1919 at 55 years old in Fukuoka (influenza).
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).
Nikolaus von Vormann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1895-1959).
Born December 24th, 1895 in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 63 years old in Berchtesgaden.
László Hudec
Hungarian-slovakian architect (1893-1958).
Born January 8th, 1893 in Banská Bystrica.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 65 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Muriel Evans
Actress, radio personality (1910-2000).
Born July 20th, 1910 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2000 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Miguel Mariano Gómez
President of cuba (1889-1950).
Born October 6th, 1889 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died October 26th, 1950 at 61 years old in Havana.
Deryck Cooke
British musicologist and broadcaster (1919–1976).
Born September 14th, 1919 in Leicester.
Died October 26th, 1976 at 57 years old in London Borough of Croydon.
Michael Basman
British chess player (1946–2022).
Born March 16th, 1946 in London, St Pancras.
Died October 26th, 2022 at 76 years old
Jona Senilagakali
Prime minister of fiji (1929-2011).
Born November 8th, 1929 in Lakeba.
Died October 26th, 2011 at 81 years old in Suva. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 175
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks