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October 26th
232 Notable deaths
Mike Rawson
British middle distance runner (1934-2000).
Born May 26th, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died October 26th, 2000 at 66 years old in Birmingham.
Giuseppe Nazzaro
Italian bishop, theologian and orientalist (1937–2015).
Born December 22nd, 1937 in San Potito Ultra.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 77 years old in Avellino.
Francisco Moreno Barrón
Mexican theologian and roman catholic archbishop (1954-2025).
Born October 3rd, 1954 in Salamanca.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 71 years old in Tijuana.
Raymond Suvigny
French weightlifter (1903–1945).
Born January 21st, 1903 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 26th, 1945 at 42 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Louis Dufour
Swiss ice hockey player (1901-1960).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Les Avants.
Died October 26th, 1982 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Juan Ayra Rodríguez
Cuban footballer (1911-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1911 in Guantánamo.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 97 years old
Włodzimierz Spasowicz
Polish-russian lawyer.
Born January 28th, 1829 in Rechytsa.
Died October 26th, 1906 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
François-Désiré Mathieu
Catholic cardinal (1839-1908).
Born May 27th, 1839 in Einville-au-Jard.
Died October 26th, 1908 at 69 years old in London.
Per-Olof Östrand
Swimmer (1930–1980).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Hofors.
Died October 26th, 1980 at 50 years old in Skärholmen.
Januarius Kyūnosuke Hayasaka
Japanese bishop of the roman catholic church.
Born September 17th, 1883 in Sendai.
Died October 26th, 1959 at 76 years old in Sendai.
John Isaac Briquet
Swiss botanist (1870-1931).
Born March 13th, 1870 in Geneva.
Died October 26th, 1931 at 61 years old in Geneva.
Anders Rydberg
Swedish footballer (1903-1989).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Mihai Suba
Romanian and spanish chess player.
Born June 1st, 1947 in Bucharest.
Died October 26th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Guillermo Garcia Gonzales
Cuban chess grandmaster (1953–1990).
Born December 9th, 1953 in Santa Clara.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 36 years old in Havana (traffic collision).
Julius Thomson
Canadian rower (1882–1940).
Born September 4th, 1882 in Toronto.
Died October 26th, 1940 at 58 years old in Kenora.
Ivo Štakula
Croatian water polo player (1923–1958).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Dubrovnik.
Died October 26th, 1958 at 35 years old in Melbourne.
Joe Cottrill
British olympic runner (1888-1972).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Sheffield.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 84 years old in Sheffield.
Gábor Delneky
Fencer (1932–2008).
Born May 29th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 76 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Luigina Perversi
Gymnast (1914–1983).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Pavia.
Died October 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Pavia.
Cyril Slater
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born March 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died October 26th, 1969 at 72 years old in Montreal.
Ana Maria Romero de Campero
President of the senate of bolivia.
Born June 29th, 1941 in La Paz.
Died October 26th, 2010 at 69 years old in La Paz. [ref]
Henri Lepage
Fencer (1908–1996).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Épinal.
Died October 26th, 1996 at 88 years old in Épinal.
Jürgen Simon
German cyclist (1938–2003).
Born January 10th, 1938 in Gera.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 65 years old in Quirla.
Setsuko Yoshida
Japanese volleyball player (1942-2014).
Born November 4th, 1942 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died October 26th, 2014 at 71 years old
Herbert Lindström
Swedish tug of war competitor (1886-1951).
Born March 16th, 1886 in Sweden.
Died October 26th, 1951 at 65 years old [ref]
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